About Dhargad Village

Dhargad is a small village in Chikhaldara tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 209 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.46 hectares hectares.

Dhargad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhargad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Amravati
Tehsil	Chikhaldara
Area (hectares)	129.46 hectares
Population	386
Male Population	209
Female Population	177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	847
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhargad compares

By the 2011 count Dhargad is the 117th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 718 residents. Its 129.46 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Dhargad

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

Dhargad lies about 63 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Achalpur, about 22 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 Dhargad
Nearest railway station	Achalpur	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chikhaldara	26 km
District headquarters	Amravati	63 km

Villages closest to Dhargad

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 Dhargad

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhargad village had a population of 386. That makes it the 117th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 718 residents.

Dhargad village has 209 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhargad has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Dhargad covers 129.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhargad falls under Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhargad is Achalpur, about 22 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 Dhargad.

Dhargad is about 63 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhargad is in Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district. Achalpur is about 22 km away. Chikhaldara is about 26 km away. Amravati is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.