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About Dorai Village

Dorai is a mid sized village in Begun tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,699, made up of 878 males and 821 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 874 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dorai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dorai village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Begun
Pincode 312023
Area (hectares) 874 hectares
Population 1,699
Male Population 878
Female Population 821
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dorai compares

By the 2011 count Dorai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 874 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, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Dorai

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

Dorai lies about 36 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Parsoli, about 21 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 Dorai
Tehsil headquarters Begun 4.7 km
Nearest town Begūn 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Parsoli 21 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 36 km

Villages closest to Dorai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dorai village had a population of 1,699. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Dorai village has 878 males and 821 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dorai has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Dorai is 312023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dorai covers 874 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.

Dorai falls under Begun tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dorai is Parsoli, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dorai.

Dorai is about 36 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dorai is in Begun tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Begun is about 4.7 km away. Begūn is about 4.7 km away. Parsoli is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meghpura (under 2 km), Bande Ka Ramnagar (1.8 km) and Palana Ka Ramnagar (1.8 km).

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

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