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About Doro Village

Doro is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 867, made up of 455 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.65 hectares hectares.

Doro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doro village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 76.65 hectares
Population 867
Male Population 455
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Doro compares

By the 2011 count Doro is the 228th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 76.65 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Doro

Doro is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Doro 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 Doro from other places

Doro lies about 18 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 9.7 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 Doro
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Sahjanwa 9.7 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 18 km

Villages closest to Doro

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Doro village had a population of 867. That makes it the 228th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Doro village has 455 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doro has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Doro covers 76.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Doro falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Doro is Sahjanwa, about 9.7 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 Doro.

Doro is about 18 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doro is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 3.9 km away. Sahjanwa is about 9.7 km away. Gorakhpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basiyakhor (under 2 km), Chhatapar (under 2 km) and Satuabhar (under 2 km).

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

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