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About Dhakundi Village

Dhakundi is a small village in Pauni tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 44 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441910, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakundi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Pauni
Pincode 441910
Area (hectares) 204.99 hectares
Population 85
Male Population 44
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhakundi compares

By the 2011 count Dhakundi is the 118th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 204.99 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Dhakundi

Dhakundi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhakundi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhakundi from other places

Dhakundi lies about 52 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Bhuyar, about 5.2 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 Dhakundi
Nearest railway station Bhuyar 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauni 14 km
Nearest town Pawni 14 km
District headquarters Bhandara 52 km

Villages closest to Dhakundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakundi village had a population of 85. That makes it the 118th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Dhakundi village has 44 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakundi has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Dhakundi is 441910. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakundi covers 204.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhakundi falls under Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhakundi is Bhuyar, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhakundi.

Dhakundi is about 52 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakundi is in Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district. Bhuyar is about 5.2 km away. Pauni is about 14 km away. Pawni 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 Kakepar (under 2 km), Tekadi (under 2 km) and Chikhali (1.6 km).

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

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