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About Dodiyal Village

Dodiyal is a small village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 176 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 790 females per 1000 males. The village covers 516 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342901, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dodiyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodiyal village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342901
Area (hectares) 516 hectares
Population 315
Male Population 176
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 790
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dodiyal compares

By the 2011 count Dodiyal is the 147th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 516 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dodiyal

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

Dodiyal lies about 75 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Umed, about 42 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 Dodiyal
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 26 km
Nearest railway station Umed 42 km
Nearest town Basni 44 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 75 km

Villages closest to Dodiyal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodiyal village had a population of 315. That makes it the 147th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Dodiyal village has 176 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodiyal has about 790 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dodiyal is 342901. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dodiyal covers 516 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dodiyal falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dodiyal is Umed, about 42 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 Dodiyal.

Dodiyal is about 75 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodiyal is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Bhopalgarh is about 26 km away. Umed is about 42 km away. Basni is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhandhora (2.8 km), Soyla (4.9 km) and Mangeriya (5.5 km).

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

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