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About Dahihanda Village

Dahihanda is one of the larger villages in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,922, made up of 3,023 males and 2,899 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 836.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahihanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahihanda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akola
Pincode 444111
Area (hectares) 836.42 hectares
Population 5,922
Male Population 3,023
Female Population 2,899
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahihanda compares

By the 2011 count Dahihanda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 836.42 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Dahihanda

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

Dahihanda lies about 24 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Gandhi Smrak Road, about 12 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 Dahihanda
Nearest railway station Gandhi Smrak Road 12 km
Nearest town Daryāpur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Akola 24 km

Villages closest to Dahihanda

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 Dahihanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahihanda village had a population of 5,922. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Dahihanda village has 3,023 males and 2,899 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahihanda has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Dahihanda is 444111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahihanda covers 836.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dahihanda falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dahihanda is Gandhi Smrak Road, about 12 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 village for Dahihanda.

Dahihanda is about 24 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahihanda is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Gandhi Smrak Road is about 12 km away. Daryāpur is about 21 km away. Akola is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganori (under 2 km), Wadad Bk (1.7 km) and Wadad Kh (1.7 km).

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

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