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About Dahigaon Village

Dahigaon is a large village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,458, made up of 1,745 males and 1,713 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1437.37 hectares hectares.

Dahigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahigaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akola
Area (hectares) 1437.37 hectares
Population 3,458
Male Population 1,745
Female Population 1,713
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahigaon compares

By the 2011 count Dahigaon is the 16th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 1437.37 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Dahigaon

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

Dahigaon lies about 21 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Borgaon, about 4.2 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 Dahigaon
Nearest railway station Borgaon 4.2 km
Nearest town Murtajāpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Akola 21 km

Villages closest to Dahigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahigaon village had a population of 3,458. That makes it the 16th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Dahigaon village has 1,745 males and 1,713 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahigaon has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Dahigaon covers 1437.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dahigaon falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dahigaon is Borgaon, about 4.2 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 10+ km distance for Dahigaon.

Dahigaon is about 21 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahigaon is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Borgaon is about 4.2 km away. Murtajāpur is about 18 km away. Akola is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahirkhed (2.3 km), Kasampur (3.0 km) and Mahadalpur (3.1 km).

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

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