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About Dorai Village

Dorai is a large village in Atrauli tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,253, made up of 1,212 males and 1,041 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346.55 hectares hectares.

Dorai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dorai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Atrauli
Area (hectares) 346.55 hectares
Population 2,253
Male Population 1,212
Female Population 1,041
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dorai compares

By the 2011 count Dorai is the 112th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,271 residents. Its 346.55 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Dorai

Dorai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dorai 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 5 - 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 33 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Agsauli, about 18 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
Nearest town Chharra 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Agsauli 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Atrauli 21 km
District headquarters Aligarh 33 km

Villages closest to Dorai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Atrauli 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 2,253. That makes it the 112th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,271 residents.

Dorai village has 1,212 males and 1,041 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dorai has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Dorai covers 346.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dorai falls under Atrauli tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dorai is Agsauli, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dorai.

Dorai is about 33 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dorai is in Atrauli tehsil of Aligarh district. Chharra is about 5.9 km away. Agsauli is about 18 km away. Atrauli 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 Lodhai (under 2 km), Hidramai (1.9 km) and Rukhala (2.2 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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