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About Dagadkhed Village

Dagadkhed is a mid sized village in Balapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 571, made up of 296 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.3 hectares hectares.

Dagadkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dagadkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Balapur
Area (hectares) 176.3 hectares
Population 571
Male Population 296
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dagadkhed compares

By the 2011 count Dagadkhed is the 63rd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents. Its 176.3 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Dagadkhed

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

Dagadkhed lies about 34 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Shegaon, about 15 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 Dagadkhed
Nearest railway station Shegaon 15 km
Nearest town Telhāra 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Balapur 28 km
District headquarters Akola 34 km

Villages closest to Dagadkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dagadkhed village had a population of 571. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents.

Dagadkhed village has 296 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dagadkhed has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Dagadkhed covers 176.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dagadkhed falls under Balapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dagadkhed is Shegaon, about 15 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 Dagadkhed.

Dagadkhed is about 34 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dagadkhed is in Balapur tehsil of Akola district. Shegaon is about 15 km away. Telhāra is about 15 km away. Balapur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Takali Gademod (under 2 km), Nagad (1.8 km) and Mokha (2.4 km).

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

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