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About Dotana Village

Dotana is a mid sized village in Keshoraipatan tehsil, in the district of Bundi, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 867, made up of 448 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 448 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 323301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dotana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dotana village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bundi
Tehsil Keshoraipatan
Pincode 323301
Area (hectares) 448 hectares
Population 867
Male Population 448
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 Dotana compares

By the 2011 count Dotana is the 47th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 448 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 933.

Getting to Dotana

Dotana is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dotana 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 Dotana from other places

Dotana lies about 33 km from Bundi, and the nearest railway station is Arnetha, about 9.5 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 Dotana
Nearest railway station Arnetha 9.5 km
Nearest town Kāpren 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Keshoraipatan 19 km
District headquarters Bundi 33 km

Villages closest to Dotana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dotana village had a population of 867. That makes it the 47th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Dotana village has 448 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dotana has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Dotana is 323301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dotana covers 448 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.

Dotana falls under Keshoraipatan tehsil of Bundi district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dotana is Arnetha, about 9.5 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 Dotana.

Dotana is about 33 km from Bundi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dotana is in Keshoraipatan tehsil of Bundi district. Arnetha is about 9.5 km away. Kāpren is about 12 km away. Keshoraipatan is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Peelda (1.8 km), Jaithal (2.0 km) and Korkiya Balaji (2.0 km).

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

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