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About Dodke Village

Dodke is a small village in Korchi tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 188 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.03 hectares hectares.

Dodke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodke village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Korchi
Area (hectares) 344.03 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 188
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dodke compares

By the 2011 count Dodke is the 33rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 345 residents. Its 344.03 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1056.

Getting to Dodke

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

Dodke lies about 77 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, about 42 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 Dodke
Tehsil headquarters Korchi 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Dewalgaon 42 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 52 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 77 km

Villages closest to Dodke

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodke village had a population of 394. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 345 residents.

Dodke village has 188 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodke has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1056.

Dodke covers 344.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dodke falls under Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dodke is Dewalgaon, about 42 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dodke.

Dodke is about 77 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodke is in Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Korchi is about 4.2 km away. Dewalgaon is about 42 km away. Desāīganj is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aswalhudki (under 2 km), Bhuryaldand (under 2 km) and Jambhali (1.7 km).

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

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