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About Dodke Village

Dodke is a mid sized village in Sadak Arjuni tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 610, made up of 300 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1179.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dodke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodke village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Sadak Arjuni
Pincode 441806
Area (hectares) 1179.54 hectares
Population 610
Male Population 300
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
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 Dodke compares

By the 2011 count Dodke is the 66th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,147 residents. Its 1179.54 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Dodke

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

Dodke lies about 30 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Gongle, about 9.2 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
Nearest railway station Gongle 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sadak Arjuni 30 km
District headquarters Gondiya 30 km
Nearest town Gondiā 30 km

Villages closest to Dodke

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sadak Arjuni 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 610. That makes it the 66th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,147 residents.

Dodke village has 300 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodke has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Dodke is 441806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dodke covers 1179.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dodke falls under Sadak Arjuni tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dodke is Gongle, about 9.2 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 Dodke.

Dodke is about 30 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodke is in Sadak Arjuni tehsil of Gondiya district. Gongle is about 9.2 km away. Sadak Arjuni is about 30 km away. Gondiya is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jambhali (3.1 km), Patekurra (4.2 km) and Bhusaritola (4.2 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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