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About Dorava Village

Dorava is a mid sized village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 623, made up of 320 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.9 hectares hectares.

Dorava Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dorava village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Area (hectares) 93.9 hectares
Population 623
Male Population 320
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dorava compares

By the 2011 count Dorava is the 250th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 93.9 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Dorava

The census records public bus service for Dorava 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dorava from other places

Dorava lies about 38 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bevara, about 17 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 Dorava
Nearest railway station Bevara 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 32 km
District headquarters Allahabad 38 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 38 km

Villages closest to Dorava

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dorava village had a population of 623. That makes it the 250th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Dorava village has 320 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dorava has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Dorava covers 93.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dorava falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dorava is Bevara, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dorava.

Dorava is about 38 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dorava is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Bevara is about 17 km away. Meja is about 32 km away. Allahabad is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Araji Akora (under 2 km), Badhora Ghawasan (under 2 km) and Baghora Patti (under 2 km).

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

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