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About Dodma Village

Dodma is a mid sized village in Kuhi tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 574, made up of 296 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481.61 hectares hectares.

Dodma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodma village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Kuhi
Area (hectares) 481.61 hectares
Population 574
Male Population 296
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dodma compares

By the 2011 count Dodma is the 71st largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 481.61 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Dodma

Dodma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dodma as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dodma from other places

Dodma lies about 23 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Kuhi, about 9.7 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 Dodma
Nearest railway station Kuhi 9.7 km
Nearest town Hudkeshwar Buzurg 16 km
District headquarters Nagpur 23 km

Villages closest to Dodma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodma village had a population of 574. That makes it the 71st largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Dodma village has 296 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodma has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Dodma covers 481.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dodma falls under Kuhi tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dodma is Kuhi, about 9.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dodma.

Dodma is about 23 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodma is in Kuhi tehsil of Nagpur district. Kuhi is about 9.7 km away. Hudkeshwar Buzurg is about 16 km away. Nagpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonegaon (under 2 km), Nawargaon (1.7 km) and Dongargaon (2.6 km).

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

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