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About Dhotri Village

Dhotri is a large village in Solapur South tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,679, made up of 1,903 males and 1,776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2638 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhotri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhotri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Solapur South
Pincode 413228
Area (hectares) 2638 hectares
Population 3,679
Male Population 1,903
Female Population 1,776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 17th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents. Its 2638 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 934.

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 18 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Hotgi Junction, about 16 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 railway station Hotgi Junction 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Solapur South 18 km
District headquarters Solapur 18 km
Nearest town Sholapur 18 km

Villages closest to Dhotri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Solapur South 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 3,679. That makes it the 17th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents.

Dhotri village has 1,903 males and 1,776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhotri has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Dhotri is 413228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhotri covers 2638 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhotri falls under Solapur South tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhotri is Hotgi Junction, about 16 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 18 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhotri is in Solapur South tehsil of Solapur district. Hotgi Junction is about 16 km away. Solapur South is about 18 km away. Solapur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shirpanhalli (3.1 km), Wadgaon (3.6 km) and Sangdari (5.3 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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