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About Dori Village

Dori is a mid sized village in Gangdhar tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,387, made up of 729 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1065.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dori village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Gangdhar
Pincode 326514
Area (hectares) 1065.76 hectares
Population 1,387
Male Population 729
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dori compares

By the 2011 count Dori is the 24th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 1065.76 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 949.

Getting to Dori

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

Dori lies about 77 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Nathukheri, about 30 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 Dori
Nearest town Agar 27 km
Nearest railway station Nathukheri 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangdhar 31 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 77 km

Villages closest to Dori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dori village had a population of 1,387. That makes it the 24th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Dori village has 729 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dori has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Dori is 326514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dori covers 1065.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dori falls under Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dori is Nathukheri, about 30 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 village for Dori.

Dori is about 77 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dori is in Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district. Agar is about 27 km away. Nathukheri is about 30 km away. Gangdhar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bani Kheri (1.8 km), Ghati (2.3 km) and Parasli (2.6 km).

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

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