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About Dharel Village

Dharel is a mid sized village in Akot tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 398 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436.04 hectares hectares.

Dharel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharel village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akot
Area (hectares) 436.04 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 398
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharel compares

By the 2011 count Dharel is the 68th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 436.04 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 958.

Getting to Dharel

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

Dharel lies about 23 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Gandhi Smrak Road, about 4.7 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 Dharel
Nearest railway station Gandhi Smrak Road 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Akot 21 km
District headquarters Akola 23 km

Villages closest to Dharel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharel village had a population of 773. That makes it the 68th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Dharel village has 398 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharel has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Dharel covers 436.04 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.

Dharel falls under Akot tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dharel is Gandhi Smrak Road, about 4.7 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 Dharel.

Dharel is about 23 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharel is in Akot tehsil of Akola district. Gandhi Smrak Road is about 4.7 km away. Akot is about 21 km away. Akola is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Girjapur (under 2 km), Rel (1.5 km) and Karodi (2.1 km).

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

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