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About Dahigaon Village

Dahigaon is a large village in Telhara tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,123, made up of 1,632 males and 1,491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1775.72 hectares hectares.

Dahigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahigaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Telhara
Area (hectares) 1775.72 hectares
Population 3,123
Male Population 1,632
Female Population 1,491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dahigaon compares

By the 2011 count Dahigaon is the 11th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents. Its 1775.72 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 940.

Getting to Dahigaon

Dahigaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dahigaon 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dahigaon from other places

Dahigaon lies about 33 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Patsul, about 19 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 Dahigaon
Tehsil headquarters Telhara 6.4 km
Nearest town Telhāra 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Patsul 19 km
District headquarters Akola 33 km

Villages closest to Dahigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahigaon village had a population of 3,123. That makes it the 11th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents.

Dahigaon village has 1,632 males and 1,491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahigaon has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Dahigaon covers 1775.72 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.

Dahigaon falls under Telhara tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dahigaon is Patsul, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dahigaon is about 33 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahigaon is in Telhara tehsil of Akola district. Telhara is about 6.4 km away. Telhāra is about 6.4 km away. Patsul is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaparkhed (2.8 km), Wadgaon Rothe (2.9 km) and Thar (3.4 km).

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

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