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About Dhoptala Village

Dhoptala is a mid sized village in Korpana tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 521, made up of 268 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540.82 hectares hectares.

Dhoptala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhoptala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Korpana
Area (hectares) 540.82 hectares
Population 521
Male Population 268
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhoptala compares

By the 2011 count Dhoptala is the 59th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 870 residents. Its 540.82 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Dhoptala

Dhoptala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhoptala as Available within <5 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 Dhoptala from other places

Dhoptala lies about 63 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Lingti, about 9.1 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 Dhoptala
Nearest railway station Lingti 9.1 km
Nearest town Ādilābād 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Korpana 25 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 63 km

Villages closest to Dhoptala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhoptala village had a population of 521. That makes it the 59th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 870 residents.

Dhoptala village has 268 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhoptala has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Dhoptala covers 540.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhoptala falls under Korpana tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhoptala is Lingti, about 9.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhoptala.

Dhoptala is about 63 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhoptala is in Korpana tehsil of Chandrapur district. Lingti is about 9.1 km away. Ādilābād is about 23 km away. Korpana is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgadi (12 km), Shivapur (13 km) and Parsoda (13 km).

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

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