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About Dokra Village

Dokra is a mid sized village in Nayagram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 770, made up of 412 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dokra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dokra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Nayagram
Pincode 721125
Area (hectares) 108.32 hectares
Population 770
Male Population 412
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dokra compares

By the 2011 count Dokra is the 48th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 108.32 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Dokra

Dokra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dokra as Available within 5 - 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 Dhoba Sol, Dhobani Sol, Dhumsai and Dihikhelar. 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 Dokra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dokra village had a population of 770. That makes it the 48th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Dokra village has 412 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dokra has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Dokra is 721125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dokra covers 108.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dokra falls under Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dokra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dokra.

Dokra is in Nayagram 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 Dokra today is likely to be higher.

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