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About Dhotai Village

Dhotai is a small village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6, made up of 3 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhotai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhotai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 231301
Area (hectares) 10.51 hectares
Population 6
Male Population 3
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Dhotai compares

By the 2011 count Dhotai is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 10.51 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Dhotai

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

Dhotai lies about 59 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 14 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 Dhotai
Nearest railway station Khairahi 14 km
Nearest town Ahraura 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 33 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 59 km

Villages closest to Dhotai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhotai village had a population of 6. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Dhotai village has 3 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhotai has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Dhotai is 231301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhotai covers 10.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhotai falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhotai is Khairahi, about 14 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 Dhotai.

Dhotai is about 59 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhotai is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Khairahi is about 14 km away. Ahraura is about 15 km away. Chunar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhato (9.7 km), Phulwari (10 km) and Dado (12 km).

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

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