About Dhotra Village

Dhotra is a mid sized village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,053, made up of 544 males and 509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493.49 hectares hectares.

Dhotra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhotra village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Washim
Tehsil	Karanja
Area (hectares)	493.49 hectares
Population	1,053
Male Population	544
Female Population	509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhotra compares

By the 2011 count Dhotra is the 47th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 493.49 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

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 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 37 km from Washim. 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 town	Mangrūl Pīr	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karanja	18 km
District headquarters	Washim	37 km

Villages closest to Dhotra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karanja 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 1,053. That makes it the 47th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Dhotra village has 544 males and 509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhotra has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Dhotra covers 493.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhotra falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Dhotra notes the nearest railway station 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 Dhotra.

Dhotra is about 37 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhotra is in Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Mangrūl Pīr is about 6.7 km away. Karanja is about 18 km away. Washim is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.