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About Dhanegaon Village

Dhanegaon is a mid sized village in Tumsar tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,074, made up of 572 males and 502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.89 hectares hectares.

Dhanegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Tumsar
Area (hectares) 348.89 hectares
Population 1,074
Male Population 572
Female Population 502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhanegaon compares

By the 2011 count Dhanegaon is the 61st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 348.89 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 997.

Getting to Dhanegaon

Dhanegaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhanegaon 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanegaon from other places

Dhanegaon lies about 36 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Chicholi, about 9.5 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 Dhanegaon
Nearest railway station Chicholi 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Tumsar 11 km
District headquarters Bhandara 36 km

Villages closest to Dhanegaon

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 Dhanegaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanegaon village had a population of 1,074. That makes it the 61st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Dhanegaon village has 572 males and 502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanegaon has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Dhanegaon covers 348.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanegaon falls under Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhanegaon is Chicholi, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhanegaon.

Dhanegaon is about 36 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanegaon is in Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district. Chicholi is about 9.5 km away. Tumsar is about 11 km away. Bhandara is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Davezari (under 2 km), Chulhardoh (1.5 km) and Rupera (2.3 km).

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

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