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About Dholi Village

Dholi is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 767, made up of 374 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.58 hectares hectares.

Dholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 119.58 hectares
Population 767
Male Population 374
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dholi compares

By the 2011 count Dholi is the 408th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 119.58 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Dholi

Dholi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dholi as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dholi from other places

Dholi lies about 24 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Ramnathpur, about 8.4 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 Dholi
Nearest railway station Ramnathpur 8.4 km
Nearest town Phulpur 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 16 km
District headquarters Allahabad 24 km

Villages closest to Dholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholi village had a population of 767. That makes it the 408th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Dholi village has 374 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholi has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Dholi covers 119.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dholi falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dholi is Ramnathpur, about 8.4 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 km distance for Dholi.

Dholi is about 24 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholi is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Ramnathpur is about 8.4 km away. Phulpur is about 9.3 km away. Handia is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Jalil (under 2 km), Naraharpur (under 2 km) and Salehpur (1.6 km).

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

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