About Dokara Village

Dokara is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 144 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dokara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dokara village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Pincode	272301
Area (hectares)	16.58 hectares
Population	263
Male Population	144
Female Population	119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	826
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dokara compares

By the 2011 count Dokara is the 976th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 16.58 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Dokara

Dokara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dokara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dokara from other places

Dokara lies about 41 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Chilhia, about 31 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 Dokara
Nearest town	Bānsi	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	28 km
Nearest railway station	Chilhia	31 km
District headquarters	Basti	41 km

Villages closest to Dokara

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

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Common questions about Dokara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dokara village had a population of 263. That makes it the 976th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Dokara village has 144 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dokara has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Dokara is 272301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dokara covers 16.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dokara falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dokara is Chilhia, about 31 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dokara.

Dokara is about 41 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dokara is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 16 km away. Harraiya is about 28 km away. Chilhia is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.