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About Dorana Village

Dorana is a mid sized village in Arnod tehsil, in the district of Pratapgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,399, made up of 713 males and 686 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312615, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dorana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dorana village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pratapgarh
Tehsil Arnod
Pincode 312615
Area (hectares) 543.84 hectares
Population 1,399
Male Population 713
Female Population 686
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dorana compares

By the 2011 count Dorana is the 29th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 543.84 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Dorana

Dorana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dorana as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dorana from other places

Dorana lies about 22 km from Pratapgarh, and the nearest railway station is Dalauda, about 12 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 Dorana
Nearest railway station Dalauda 12 km
Nearest town Mandsaur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Arnod 22 km
District headquarters Pratapgarh 22 km

Villages closest to Dorana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dorana village had a population of 1,399. That makes it the 29th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Dorana village has 713 males and 686 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dorana has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Dorana is 312615. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dorana covers 543.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dorana falls under Arnod tehsil of Pratapgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dorana is Dalauda, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dorana.

Dorana is about 22 km from Pratapgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dorana is in Arnod tehsil of Pratapgarh district. Dalauda is about 12 km away. Mandsaur is about 12 km away. Arnod is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipur (6.3 km), Langariya (9.1 km) and Fatehgarh (10 km).

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

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