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About Dankheda Village

Dankheda is a mid sized village in Vaghodia tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 794, made up of 405 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391760, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dankheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dankheda village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Vadodara
Tehsil Vaghodia
Pincode 391760
Area (hectares) 230.23 hectares
Population 794
Male Population 405
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dankheda compares

By the 2011 count Dankheda is the 61st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,353 residents. Its 230.23 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 935.

Getting to Dankheda

Dankheda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dankheda as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dankheda from other places

Dankheda lies about under 2 km from Vadodara, and the nearest railway station is Pratapnagar, about 2.0 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 Dankheda
District headquarters Vadodara under 2 km
Nearest railway station Pratapnagar 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Vaghodia 20 km

Villages closest to Dankheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dankheda village had a population of 794. That makes it the 61st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,353 residents.

Dankheda village has 405 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dankheda has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Dankheda is 391760. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dankheda covers 230.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dankheda falls under Vaghodia tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dankheda is Pratapnagar, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dankheda.

Dankheda is about under 2 km from Vadodara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dankheda is in Vaghodia tehsil of Vadodara district. Vadodara is about under 2 km away. Pratapnagar is about 2.0 km away. Vaghodia is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Abhrampura (under 2 km), Amreshwar (under 2 km) and Amrutpura (under 2 km).

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

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