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About Dhotarkhed Village

Dhotarkhed is a small village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 97, made up of 50 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422.92 hectares hectares.

Dhotarkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhotarkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Barshitakli
Area (hectares) 422.92 hectares
Population 97
Male Population 50
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhotarkhed compares

By the 2011 count Dhotarkhed is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 422.92 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Dhotarkhed

Dhotarkhed is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhotarkhed as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dhotarkhed from other places

Dhotarkhed lies about 30 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Katepurna, about 8.6 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 Dhotarkhed
Nearest railway station Katepurna 8.6 km
Nearest town Murtajāpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshitakli 30 km
District headquarters Akola 30 km

Villages closest to Dhotarkhed

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 Dhotarkhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhotarkhed village had a population of 97. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Dhotarkhed village has 50 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhotarkhed has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Dhotarkhed covers 422.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhotarkhed falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhotarkhed is Katepurna, about 8.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhotarkhed.

Dhotarkhed is about 30 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhotarkhed is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Katepurna is about 8.6 km away. Murtajāpur is about 13 km away. Barshitakli is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramgaon (6.2 km), Bahirkhed (8.9 km) and Mirzapur (11 km).

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

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