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About Dhotara Village

Dhotara is a mid sized village in Sengaon tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 583, made up of 293 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1324.66 hectares hectares.

Dhotara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhotara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Sengaon
Area (hectares) 1324.66 hectares
Population 583
Male Population 293
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhotara compares

By the 2011 count Dhotara is the 104th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 1324.66 hectares work out to about 0.4 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, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Dhotara

Dhotara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhotara as Available within village. 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 Dhotara from other places

Dhotara lies about 46 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Navalgaon, about 43 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 Dhotara
Tehsil headquarters Sengaon 19 km
Nearest town Jintūr 20 km
Nearest railway station Navalgaon 43 km
District headquarters Hingoli 46 km

Villages closest to Dhotara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhotara village had a population of 583. That makes it the 104th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Dhotara village has 293 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhotara has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Dhotara covers 1324.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhotara falls under Sengaon tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhotara is Navalgaon, about 43 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhotara.

Dhotara is about 46 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhotara is in Sengaon tehsil of Hingoli district. Sengaon is about 19 km away. Jintūr is about 20 km away. Navalgaon is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonsawangi (2.9 km), Borkhadi (3.0 km) and Hiwarkheda (3.5 km).

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

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