About Dhotra Village

Dhotra is a mid sized village in Purna tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,365, made up of 725 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhotra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhotra village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Parbhani
Tehsil	Purna
Pincode	431511
Area (hectares)	378.32 hectares
Population	1,365
Male Population	725
Female Population	640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	883
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhotra compares

By the 2011 count Dhotra is the 41st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 378.32 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Dhotra

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

Dhotra lies about 43 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Limbgaon, about 4.6 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 Dhotra
Nearest railway station	Limbgaon	4.6 km
Nearest town	Basmat	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Purna	15 km
District headquarters	Parbhani	43 km

Villages closest to Dhotra

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

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Common questions about Dhotra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhotra village had a population of 1,365. That makes it the 41st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Dhotra village has 725 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhotra has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Dhotra is 431511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhotra covers 378.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhotra falls under Purna tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhotra is Limbgaon, about 4.6 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 Dhotra.

Dhotra is about 43 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhotra is in Purna tehsil of Parbhani district. Limbgaon is about 4.6 km away. Basmat is about 14 km away. Purna is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.