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About Dhotiwada Village

Dhotiwada is a mid sized village in Katol tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,069, made up of 570 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 584.17 hectares hectares.

Dhotiwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhotiwada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Katol
Area (hectares) 584.17 hectares
Population 1,069
Male Population 570
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhotiwada compares

By the 2011 count Dhotiwada is the 28th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 584.17 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dhotiwada

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

Dhotiwada lies about 45 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Katol, about 25 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 Dhotiwada
Nearest railway station Katol 25 km
Nearest town Kātol 26 km
District headquarters Nagpur 45 km

Villages closest to Dhotiwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhotiwada village had a population of 1,069. That makes it the 28th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Dhotiwada village has 570 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhotiwada has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Dhotiwada covers 584.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhotiwada falls under Katol tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhotiwada is Katol, about 25 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 Dhotiwada.

Dhotiwada is about 45 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhotiwada is in Katol tehsil of Nagpur district. Katol is about 25 km away. Kātol is about 26 km away. Nagpur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kinki Dhoda (2.8 km), Kawdimet (4.4 km) and Masod (5.2 km).

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

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