Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni # Dokariya Dokariya is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 2,648 people in 562 households, the 14th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 2,648 people (2011) - 562 households - 70.9% literacy - 964 females per 1,000 males ## Dokariya PIN code and other codes Dokariya falls in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Vijayraghavgarh - Census village code 488570 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dokariya from nearby towns? - Vijayraghavgarh (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Katni (district HQ) 50 km by road - Barhi (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dokariya? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Dokariya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Barahi - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Barhi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Katni - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dokariya known for? About 41% of the 1,114 hectares of village land is sown, and 181 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dokariya Of every 100 households in Dokariya in 2011, 33 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dokariya · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 33% 47% - Toilet within the home 9% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 93% - Tap water 8% 7% - Drinking water within premises 6% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 19% 38% - Television 15% 14% - Mobile phone 21% 28% - Computer with internet 2% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 7% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 38% 39% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dokariya? ■ Dokariya · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.9% 69.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 953 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 918 942 - Working population 40.3% 42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.6% for men and 60.9% for women. 53% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 335 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 295 (28%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 45 (4%) · ■ Marginal 391 (37%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Vijayraghavgarh - Gudgadauha 3,219 people - Banjari 2,750 people - Durjanpur 2,703 people - Amehta 2,655 people - Salaiya Kohari 2,574 people - Paraswara 2,556 people - Gudeha 2,551 people - Muhas 2,504 people All 133 villages in Vijayraghavgarh ## Quick answers - How far is Dokariya from Katni? 50 km by road - What is the population of Dokariya? 2,648 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dokariya in? Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dokariya? 70.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/dokariya/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.