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About Danapur Village

Danapur is one of the larger villages in Telhara tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,774, made up of 3,961 males and 3,813 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1706.03 hectares hectares.

Danapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Danapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Telhara
Area (hectares) 1706.03 hectares
Population 7,774
Male Population 3,961
Female Population 3,813
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Danapur compares

By the 2011 count Danapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents. Its 1706.03 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Danapur

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

Danapur lies about 48 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Hiwarkhed, about 14 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 Danapur
Tehsil headquarters Telhara 9.5 km
Nearest town Telhāra 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Hiwarkhed 14 km
District headquarters Akola 48 km

Villages closest to Danapur

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 Danapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Danapur village had a population of 7,774. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents.

Danapur village has 3,961 males and 3,813 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Danapur has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Danapur covers 1706.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Danapur falls under Telhara tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Danapur is Hiwarkhed, about 14 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 Danapur.

Danapur is about 48 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Danapur is in Telhara tehsil of Akola district. Telhara is about 9.5 km away. Telhāra is about 9.5 km away. Hiwarkhed is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Warkhed (3.3 km), Changalwadi (4.0 km) and Raikhed (4.1 km).

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

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