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About Dohar Village

Dohar is a small village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 210 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.9 hectares hectares.

Dohar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dohar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Lalganj
Area (hectares) 81.9 hectares
Population 385
Male Population 210
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
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 Dohar compares

By the 2011 count Dohar is the 264th largest of the 368 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 81.9 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Dohar

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

Dohar lies about 156 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Fursatganj, 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 Dohar
Nearest railway station Fursatganj 14 km
Nearest town Jais 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 33 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 156 km

Villages closest to Dohar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dohar village had a population of 385. That makes it the 264th largest of the 368 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Dohar village has 210 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dohar has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Dohar covers 81.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dohar falls under Lalganj tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dohar is Fursatganj, 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 Dohar.

Dohar is about 156 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dohar is in Lalganj tehsil of Mirzapur district. Fursatganj is about 14 km away. Jais is about 18 km away. Lalganj 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 Basera (4.2 km), Medara (6.7 km) and Bhaisor Balay Pahar (9.2 km).

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

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