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About Dhaba Village

Dhaba is a mid sized village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,434, made up of 760 males and 674 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 931 hectares hectares.

Dhaba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaba village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Barshitakli
Area (hectares) 931 hectares
Population 1,434
Male Population 760
Female Population 674
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhaba compares

By the 2011 count Dhaba is the 26th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 931 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Dhaba

Dhaba is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhaba 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhaba from other places

Dhaba lies about 28 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Lohagad, about under 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 Dhaba
Nearest railway station Lohagad under 2 km
Nearest town Pātūr 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshitakli 28 km
District headquarters Akola 28 km

Villages closest to Dhaba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaba village had a population of 1,434. That makes it the 26th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Dhaba village has 760 males and 674 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaba has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Dhaba covers 931 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhaba falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhaba is Lohagad, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhaba.

Dhaba is about 28 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaba is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Lohagad is about under 2 km away. Pātūr is about 14 km away. Barshitakli 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 Lohgad (1.6 km), Lohgadtanda (1.6 km) and Saykhed (2.7 km).

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

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