About Dhakna Village

Dhakna is a mid sized village in Chikhaldara tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 648, made up of 305 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.22 hectares hectares.

Dhakna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakna village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Amravati
Tehsil	Chikhaldara
Area (hectares)	211.22 hectares
Population	648
Male Population	305
Female Population	343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,125
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhakna compares

By the 2011 count Dhakna is the 62nd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 718 residents. Its 211.22 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Dhakna

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

Dhakna lies about 91 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Hiwarkhed, about 33 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 Dhakna
Tehsil headquarters	Chikhaldara	28 km
Nearest railway station	Hiwarkhed	33 km
Nearest town	Akot	37 km
District headquarters	Amravati	91 km

Villages closest to Dhakna

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

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Common questions about Dhakna

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakna village had a population of 648. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 718 residents.

Dhakna village has 305 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakna has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Dhakna covers 211.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhakna falls under Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhakna is Hiwarkhed, about 33 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 Dhakna.

Dhakna is about 91 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakna is in Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district. Chikhaldara is about 28 km away. Hiwarkhed is about 33 km away. Akot is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.