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About Dotal Village

Dotal is a small village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 146 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dotal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dotal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Pincode 721147
Area (hectares) 95.96 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 146
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dotal compares

By the 2011 count Dotal is the 343rd largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 95.96 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dotal

Dotal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dotal as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Dinaram Chak, Diuti, Doge Chhya and Dogerya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dotal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dotal village had a population of 290. That makes it the 343rd largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Dotal village has 146 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dotal has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Dotal is 721147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dotal covers 95.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dotal falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dotal notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Dotal.

Dotal is in Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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