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About Dhorwada Village

Dhorwada is a mid sized village in Tumsar tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,133, made up of 591 males and 542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.01 hectares hectares.

Dhorwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhorwada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Tumsar
Area (hectares) 369.01 hectares
Population 1,133
Male Population 591
Female Population 542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhorwada compares

By the 2011 count Dhorwada is the 55th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 369.01 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Dhorwada

Dhorwada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhorwada 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhorwada from other places

Dhorwada lies about 21 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Tumsar Road Junction, about 4.1 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 Dhorwada
Nearest railway station Tumsar Road Junction 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Tumsar 8.9 km
District headquarters Bhandara 21 km

Villages closest to Dhorwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhorwada village had a population of 1,133. That makes it the 55th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Dhorwada village has 591 males and 542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhorwada has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Dhorwada covers 369.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhorwada falls under Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhorwada is Tumsar Road Junction, about 4.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhorwada.

Dhorwada is about 21 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhorwada is in Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district. Tumsar Road Junction is about 4.1 km away. Tumsar is about 8.9 km away. Bhandara 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 Chargaon (under 2 km), Sukali (2.5 km) and Madagi (3.0 km).

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

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