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About Dotolai Village

Dotolai is a mid sized village in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,279, made up of 645 males and 634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 740.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dotolai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dotolai village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Merta
Pincode 341510
Area (hectares) 740.35 hectares
Population 1,279
Male Population 645
Female Population 634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dotolai compares

By the 2011 count Dotolai is the 76th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 740.35 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dotolai

Dotolai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dotolai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dotolai from other places

Dotolai lies about 65 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Ren, about 8.0 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 Dotolai
Nearest railway station Ren 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Merta 16 km
District headquarters Nagaur 65 km

Villages closest to Dotolai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dotolai village had a population of 1,279. That makes it the 76th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Dotolai village has 645 males and 634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dotolai has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Dotolai is 341510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dotolai covers 740.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dotolai falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dotolai is Ren, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dotolai.

Dotolai is about 65 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dotolai is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Ren is about 8.0 km away. Merta is about 16 km away. Nagaur is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Morara (4.4 km), Pharaspura (5.0 km) and Dhadhlas Uda (5.5 km).

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

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