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About Dhop Village

Dhop is a mid sized village in Mohadi tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,619, made up of 762 males and 857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 628.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441914, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhop Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhop village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Mohadi
Pincode 441914
Area (hectares) 628.9 hectares
Population 1,619
Male Population 762
Female Population 857
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 Dhop compares

By the 2011 count Dhop is the 30th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,376 residents. Its 628.9 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Dhop

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

Dhop lies about 25 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Mitewani, about 12 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 Dhop
Nearest railway station Mitewani 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohadi 12 km
Nearest town Tumsar 13 km
District headquarters Bhandara 25 km

Villages closest to Dhop

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhop village had a population of 1,619. That makes it the 30th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,376 residents.

Dhop village has 762 males and 857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhop has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Dhop is 441914. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhop covers 628.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhop falls under Mohadi tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhop is Mitewani, about 12 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 Dhop.

Dhop is about 25 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhop is in Mohadi tehsil of Bhandara district. Mitewani is about 12 km away. Mohadi is about 12 km away. Tumsar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakarla (2.0 km), Tadgaon (2.3 km) and Jamb (2.9 km).

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

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