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About Dhakalgaon Village

Dhakalgaon is one of the larger villages in Barwaha tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,103, made up of 2,602 males and 2,501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1203.26 hectares hectares.

Dhakalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakalgaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Barwaha
Area (hectares) 1203.26 hectares
Population 5,103
Male Population 2,602
Female Population 2,501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhakalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Dhakalgaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 1203.26 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 944.

Getting to Dhakalgaon

Dhakalgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhakalgaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhakalgaon from other places

Dhakalgaon lies about 57 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Sanawad, about 5.9 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 Dhakalgaon
Nearest town Sanāwad 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Sanawad 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwaha 15 km
District headquarters Khargone 57 km

Villages closest to Dhakalgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakalgaon village had a population of 5,103. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Dhakalgaon village has 2,602 males and 2,501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakalgaon has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Dhakalgaon covers 1203.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhakalgaon falls under Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhakalgaon is Sanawad, about 5.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhakalgaon.

Dhakalgaon is about 57 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakalgaon is in Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district. Sanāwad is about 5.5 km away. Sanawad is about 5.9 km away. Barwaha is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhankalan (under 2 km), Sala (1.7 km) and Dhasgaon (2.7 km).

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

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