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About Dorli Village

Dorli is a mid sized village in Katol tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 901, made up of 465 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dorli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dorli village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Katol
Pincode 441136
Area (hectares) 496.6 hectares
Population 901
Male Population 465
Female Population 436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dorli compares

By the 2011 count Dorli is the 39th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 496.6 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dorli

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

Dorli lies about 59 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Kalambha, about 4.5 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 Dorli
Nearest railway station Kalambha 4.5 km
Nearest town Narkher 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Katol 12 km
District headquarters Nagpur 59 km

Villages closest to Dorli

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 Dorli

As per the Census of India 2011, Dorli village had a population of 901. That makes it the 39th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Dorli village has 465 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dorli has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dorli is 441136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dorli covers 496.6 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.

Dorli falls under Katol tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dorli is Kalambha, about 4.5 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 Dorli.

Dorli is about 59 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dorli is in Katol tehsil of Nagpur district. Kalambha is about 4.5 km away. Narkher is about 11 km away. Katol is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mukani (under 2 km), Rajni (2.2 km) and Kalambha (2.2 km).

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

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