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About Dolas Village

Dolas is a small village in Lanja tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 149 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,268 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dolas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dolas village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Lanja
Pincode 416701
Area (hectares) 93.13 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 149
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,268
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dolas compares

By the 2011 count Dolas is the 105th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 93.13 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Dolas

Dolas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dolas as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Chafet, Chinchurti, Daphale and Devdhe. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dolas

As per the Census of India 2011, Dolas village had a population of 338. That makes it the 105th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Dolas village has 149 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dolas has about 1268 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Dolas is 416701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dolas covers 93.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dolas falls under Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Dolas notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dolas.

Dolas is in Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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