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About Dolar Village

Dolar is a small village in Chikhaldara tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 124 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365 hectares hectares.

Dolar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dolar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Chikhaldara
Area (hectares) 365 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 124
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dolar compares

By the 2011 count Dolar is the 146th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 718 residents. Its 365 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Dolar

Dolar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dolar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dolar from other places

Dolar lies about 78 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Achalpur, about 33 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 Dolar
Tehsil headquarters Chikhaldara 23 km
Nearest railway station Achalpur 33 km
District headquarters Amravati 78 km

Villages closest to Dolar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chikhaldara 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 Dolar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dolar village had a population of 243. That makes it the 146th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 718 residents.

Dolar village has 124 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dolar has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Dolar covers 365 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dolar falls under Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dolar is Achalpur, about 33 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dolar.

Dolar is about 78 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dolar is in Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district. Chikhaldara is about 23 km away. Achalpur is about 33 km away. Amravati is about 78 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khandukheda (under 2 km), Chunkhadi (2.9 km) and Ghana (3.5 km).

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

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