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About Dhotri Village

Dhotri is a mid sized village in Paranda tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 328 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 514 hectares hectares.

Dhotri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhotri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Paranda
Area (hectares) 514 hectares
Population 629
Male Population 328
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhotri compares

By the 2011 count Dhotri is the 73rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 514 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, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Dhotri

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

Dhotri lies about 84 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Jeur, about 33 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 Dhotri
Nearest town Karmāla 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Paranda 32 km
Nearest railway station Jeur 33 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 84 km

Villages closest to Dhotri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhotri village had a population of 629. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Dhotri village has 328 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhotri has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

Dhotri covers 514 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.

Dhotri falls under Paranda tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhotri is Jeur, about 33 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 Dhotri.

Dhotri is about 84 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhotri is in Paranda tehsil of Osmanabad district. Karmāla is about 18 km away. Paranda is about 32 km away. Jeur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalewadi (2.2 km), Sakkarwadi (3.8 km) and Kokarwadi (4.5 km).

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

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