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About Dahegaon Village

Dahegaon is a mid sized village in Lakhandur tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,383, made up of 699 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492 hectares hectares.

Dahegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhandur
Area (hectares) 492 hectares
Population 1,383
Male Population 699
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahegaon compares

By the 2011 count Dahegaon is the 34th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 492 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Dahegaon

Dahegaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dahegaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dahegaon from other places

Dahegaon lies about 48 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Wadegaon, about 8.8 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 Dahegaon
Tehsil headquarters Lakhandur 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Wadegaon 8.8 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 21 km
District headquarters Bhandara 48 km

Villages closest to Dahegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahegaon village had a population of 1,383. That makes it the 34th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Dahegaon village has 699 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahegaon has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Dahegaon covers 492 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dahegaon falls under Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dahegaon is Wadegaon, about 8.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dahegaon.

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

Dahegaon is in Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district. Lakhandur is about 7.5 km away. Wadegaon is about 8.8 km away. Desāīganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piparwani (2.7 km), Murmadi (3.4 km) and Silli (3.9 km).

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

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