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About Dhokari Village

Dhokari is a small village in Karmala tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 242 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 930.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhokari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhokari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Karmala
Pincode 413202
Area (hectares) 930.99 hectares
Population 461
Male Population 242
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhokari compares

By the 2011 count Dhokari is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 930.99 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 915.

Getting to Dhokari

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

Dhokari lies about 100 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Bhalwani, about 12 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 Dhokari
Nearest town Indāpur 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Bhalwani 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Karmala 30 km
District headquarters Solapur 100 km

Villages closest to Dhokari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhokari village had a population of 461. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Dhokari village has 242 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhokari has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Dhokari is 413202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhokari covers 930.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhokari falls under Karmala tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhokari is Bhalwani, about 12 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 Dhokari.

Dhokari is about 100 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhokari is in Karmala tehsil of Solapur district. Indāpur is about 9.5 km away. Bhalwani is about 12 km away. Karmala is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wangi (5.1 km), Wangi 1 (5.1 km) and Wangi 4 (5.1 km).

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

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