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About Dolchi Village

Dolchi is a mid sized village in Sirathu tehsil, in the district of Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 319 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dolchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dolchi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kaushambi
Tehsil Sirathu
Pincode 212217
Area (hectares) 113.8 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 319
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
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 Dolchi compares

By the 2011 count Dolchi is the 195th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,982 residents. Its 113.8 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Dolchi

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

Dolchi lies about 19 km from Kaushambi, and the nearest railway station is Athsarai, about 3.9 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 Dolchi
Nearest railway station Athsarai 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirathu 5.1 km
District headquarters Kaushambi 19 km
Nearest town Kunda 22 km

Villages closest to Dolchi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dolchi village had a population of 657. That makes it the 195th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,982 residents.

Dolchi village has 319 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dolchi has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Dolchi is 212217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dolchi covers 113.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dolchi falls under Sirathu tehsil of Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dolchi is Athsarai, about 3.9 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 Dolchi.

Dolchi is about 19 km from Kaushambi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dolchi is in Sirathu tehsil of Kaushambi district. Athsarai is about 3.9 km away. Sirathu is about 5.1 km away. Kaushambi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dorama (under 2 km), Loharpur (under 2 km) and Chak Bakhitiyara Pershipur (under 2 km).

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

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