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About Dhotra Village

Dhotra is a small village in Chandur Railway tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 244 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.55 hectares hectares.

Dhotra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhotra village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Chandur Railway
Area (hectares) 247.55 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 244
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhotra compares

By the 2011 count Dhotra is the 52nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 994 residents. Its 247.55 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Dhotra

Dhotra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhotra 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 Dhotra from other places

Dhotra lies about 37 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Chandur, about 15 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 Dhotra
Nearest railway station Chandur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandur Railway 16 km
Nearest town Dattāpur 22 km
District headquarters Amravati 37 km

Villages closest to Dhotra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandur Railway 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 Dhotra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhotra village had a population of 444. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 994 residents.

Dhotra village has 244 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhotra has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Dhotra covers 247.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhotra falls under Chandur Railway tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhotra is Chandur, about 15 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 Dhotra.

Dhotra is about 37 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhotra is in Chandur Railway tehsil of Amravati district. Chandur is about 15 km away. Chandur Railway is about 16 km away. Dattāpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jawala (under 2 km), Bori (2.5 km) and Nimbha (2.5 km).

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

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