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About Dharod Village

Dharod is a mid sized village in Vadali tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,887, made up of 973 males and 914 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1060.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharod village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Vadali
Pincode 383440
Area (hectares) 1060.33 hectares
Population 1,887
Male Population 973
Female Population 914
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dharod compares

By the 2011 count Dharod is the 11th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 1060.33 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Dharod

Dharod is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharod as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharod from other places

Dharod lies about 8.4 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Vadali, about 6.6 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 Dharod
Nearest railway station Vadali 6.6 km
Nearest town Vadāli 7.3 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 8.4 km

Villages closest to Dharod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharod village had a population of 1,887. That makes it the 11th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Dharod village has 973 males and 914 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharod has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Dharod is 383440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharod covers 1060.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharod falls under Vadali tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dharod is Vadali, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dharod is about 8.4 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharod is in Vadali tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Vadali is about 6.6 km away. Vadāli is about 7.3 km away. Sabar Kantha is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharol (under 2 km), Juna Chamu (1.8 km) and Medh (2.2 km).

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

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