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About Dhorala Village

Dhorala is a large village in Kalamb tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,432, made up of 1,278 males and 1,154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1085 hectares hectares.

Dhorala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhorala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Kalamb
Area (hectares) 1085 hectares
Population 2,432
Male Population 1,278
Female Population 1,154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhorala compares

By the 2011 count Dhorala is the 20th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,040 residents. Its 1085 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Dhorala

Dhorala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhorala 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhorala from other places

Dhorala lies about 27 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Thair, 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 Dhorala
Nearest railway station Thair 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalamb 25 km
Nearest town Kallam 25 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 27 km

Villages closest to Dhorala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhorala village had a population of 2,432. That makes it the 20th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,040 residents.

Dhorala village has 1,278 males and 1,154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhorala has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Dhorala covers 1085 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhorala falls under Kalamb tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhorala is Thair, about 4.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhorala.

Dhorala is about 27 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhorala is in Kalamb tehsil of Osmanabad district. Thair is about 4.5 km away. Kalamb is about 25 km away. Kallam is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deolali (3.0 km), Wathawada (6.2 km) and Malkaranja (6.9 km).

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

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