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About Dhamana Village

Dhamana is a mid sized village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 931, made up of 485 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 527.42 hectares hectares.

Dhamana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamana village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akola
Area (hectares) 527.42 hectares
Population 931
Male Population 485
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamana compares

By the 2011 count Dhamana is the 77th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 527.42 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 937.

Getting to Dhamana

Dhamana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhamana 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 Dhamana from other places

Dhamana lies about 21 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Gandhi Smrak Road, about 9.4 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 Dhamana
Nearest railway station Gandhi Smrak Road 9.4 km
Nearest town Telhāra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Akola 21 km

Villages closest to Dhamana

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 Dhamana

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamana village had a population of 931. That makes it the 77th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Dhamana village has 485 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamana has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Dhamana covers 527.42 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.

Dhamana falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhamana is Gandhi Smrak Road, about 9.4 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 Dhamana.

Dhamana 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.

Dhamana is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Gandhi Smrak Road is about 9.4 km away. Telhāra 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 Nirat (3.4 km), Khambora (3.5 km) and Wairat Rajapur (3.7 km).

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

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