Dorahar | |
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| Coordinates: 24°01′03″N 82°49′35″E / 24.01755598363695°N 82.82625249638038°E | |
| Country | India |
Dorahar, Dodhar or Dorhar is a village situated in Dudhi Tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh, India. [1][2]
The village is around 138 kilometres far from District Headquarters Robertsganj, Around 70 kilometres from Renukoot and less than 1 kilometre from Rihand Nagar, currently the population of the village is around 5000 and The Rihand Thermal Power Station and The Rihand Nagar are at a walkable distance from the village. It is located near the MP - UP border.
Census data[edit | edit source]
| Total Population | 4315 |
| Total No. of Houses | 800 |
| Female Population | 2090 |
| Literacy Rate | 65.18 |
History[edit | edit source]
Dodhar was considered as a forest from forest division Renukoot. The lands there were considered as section 4 forest land since 1960s [4] and later on 2 and 3 October 1986 the peasants and farmers who were head by Shri Shiv Ram Singh protested for their land and rights and on behalf of them The Banwasi Seva Ashram filed a PIL in Hon'ble Supreme Court of India for the welfare of common public [5] later these lands were transferred to local people and Rihand Thermal Power Station by the judgement of Hon'ble Supreme Court of India.
Geographic location and nearby places[edit | edit source]
Dodhar is situated around 3 Kilometres far from Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar and it is close to Rihand Nagar, Bijpur, Nemana,[6] Khairi,[7] Naktu,[8] Sirsoti and Mitihini
Educational institutes[edit | edit source]
- St. Joseph's School, Rihand Nagar (Affiliated by Central Board of Secondary Education) [9]
- Kendriya Vidyalaya, Rihand Nagar (Affiliated by Central Board of Secondary Education) [10]
- Primary School, Dodhar (Affiliated by The State Govt. of Uttar Pradesh)
Places to worship[edit | edit source]
- Rihandeshwar Mahadev Mandir, Rihand Nagar
- St. Joseph's Church, Rihand Nagar [11]
Hospitals[edit | edit source]
- Dhanwantari Hospital, Rihand Nagar
Parks and playgrounds[edit | edit source]
- NTPC Rihand Stadium [12]
- Sand Park, Rihand Nagar
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Village (गाव): Dorahar". localbodydata.com. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ↑ "Dorahar | Village | GeoIQ". geoiq.io. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ↑ "Dorahar Village Population - Dudhi - Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ↑ DFO, Manmohan Mishra (21 June 1960). "Village - Dodhar". pp. 17–18. Archived from the original on 21 June 1960.
- ↑ "Banwasi Sewa Ashram vs State Of U.P. And Ors on 20 November, 1986". indiankanoon.org. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ↑ "Village (गाव): Nemana". localbodydata.com. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ↑ "Khairi Village (Pincode: 231208), Dudhi, Sonbhadra | Uttar Pradesh | – Population, Area, Nearby Villages, Assembly & Parliament Constituency". villageinfo.org. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ↑ "Village (गाव): Naktu Adhaura Poorvi (नक्टू अधौरा पूर्वी )". localbodydata.com. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ↑ "St. Joseph's School Sr. Secondary School, Rihand Nagar". St. Joseph's Sr. Secondary School, Rihand Nagar. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ↑ "Kendriya Vidyalaya NTPC Rihand Nagar Sonebhadra UP | India". Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ↑ "Diocese Of Allahabad". dioceseofallahabad.org. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ↑ "Son shakti stadium, NTPC, Rihand nagar - Stadium - Dorahar - Uttar Pradesh | Yappe.in". yappe.in. Retrieved 22 March 2025.