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About Dhodhara Village

Dhodhara is a small village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 118 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares.

Dhodhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhodhara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Deori
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 118
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
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 Dhodhara compares

By the 2011 count Dhodhara is the 97th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Dhodhara

Dhodhara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhodhara 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 Dhodhara from other places

Dhodhara lies about 67 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, about 23 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 Dhodhara
Nearest railway station Dewalgaon 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Deori 23 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 44 km
District headquarters Gondiya 67 km

Villages closest to Dhodhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhodhara village had a population of 243. That makes it the 97th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Dhodhara village has 118 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhodhara has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Dhodhara covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhodhara falls under Deori tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhodhara is Dewalgaon, about 23 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 Dhodhara.

Dhodhara is about 67 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhodhara is in Deori tehsil of Gondiya district. Dewalgaon is about 23 km away. Deori is about 23 km away. Desāīganj is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukali (under 2 km), Ropa (2.1 km) and Singandoh (3.4 km).

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

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