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About Dokar Village

Dokar is a large village in Bagidora tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,318, made up of 1,642 males and 1,676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 731 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dokar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dokar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Bagidora
Pincode 327031
Area (hectares) 731 hectares
Population 3,318
Male Population 1,642
Female Population 1,676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dokar compares

By the 2011 count Dokar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents. Its 731 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Dokar

Dokar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dokar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dokar from other places

Dokar lies about 46 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Shalashah Thana, about 61 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 Dokar
Tehsil headquarters Bagidora 25 km
Nearest town Sāgwāra 30 km
District headquarters Banswara 46 km
Nearest railway station Shalashah Thana 61 km

Villages closest to Dokar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dokar village had a population of 3,318. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents.

Dokar village has 1,642 males and 1,676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dokar has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Dokar is 327031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dokar covers 731 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dokar falls under Bagidora tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dokar is Shalashah Thana, about 61 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dokar.

Dokar is about 46 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dokar is in Bagidora tehsil of Banswara district. Bagidora is about 25 km away. Sāgwāra is about 30 km away. Banswara is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nana Bhukhiya (1.9 km), Serawala (2.6 km) and Anandpuri (2.9 km).

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

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