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About Dholmandal Village

Dholmandal is a mid sized village in Turekela tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 739, made up of 369 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholmandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholmandal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Turekela
Pincode 767038
Area (hectares) 390 hectares
Population 739
Male Population 369
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholmandal compares

By the 2011 count Dholmandal is the 18th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 696 residents. Its 390 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Dholmandal

Dholmandal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dholmandal as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dholmandal from other places

Dholmandal lies about 80 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Turekala Road, about 7.8 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 Dholmandal
Tehsil headquarters Turekela 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Turekala Road 7.8 km
Nearest town Kantābānji 20 km
District headquarters Balangir 80 km

Villages closest to Dholmandal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholmandal village had a population of 739. That makes it the 18th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 696 residents.

Dholmandal village has 369 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholmandal has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Dholmandal is 767038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholmandal covers 390 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dholmandal falls under Turekela tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Dholmandal is Turekala Road, about 7.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dholmandal.

Dholmandal is about 80 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholmandal is in Turekela tehsil of Balangir district. Turekela is about 6.4 km away. Turekala Road is about 7.8 km away. Kantābānji is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gabhara (1.9 km), Damnichuan (2.1 km) and Gurlaudar (4.1 km).

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

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