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About Dhotre Village

Dhotre is a large village in Kopargaon tehsil, in the district of Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,711, made up of 1,898 males and 1,813 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1330 hectares hectares.

Dhotre Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhotre village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ahmadnagar
Tehsil Kopargaon
Area (hectares) 1330 hectares
Population 3,711
Male Population 1,898
Female Population 1,813
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhotre compares

By the 2011 count Dhotre is the 23rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents. Its 1330 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Dhotre

Dhotre is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhotre as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhotre from other places

Dhotre lies about 21 km from Ahmadnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kalambha, about 6.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhotre
Nearest railway station Kalambha 6.2 km
Nearest town Kātol 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kopargaon 21 km
District headquarters Ahmadnagar 21 km

Villages closest to Dhotre

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kopargaon tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dhotre

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhotre village had a population of 3,711. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents.

Dhotre village has 1,898 males and 1,813 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhotre has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Dhotre covers 1330 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhotre falls under Kopargaon tehsil of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhotre is Kalambha, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhotre.

Dhotre is about 21 km from Ahmadnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhotre is in Kopargaon tehsil of Ahmadnagar district. Kalambha is about 6.2 km away. Kātol is about 12 km away. Kopargaon is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahapur (4.5 km), Shahajapur (4.6 km) and Nategaon (8.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhotre today is likely to be higher.

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