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About Dhondrai Village

Dhondrai is one of the larger villages in Georai tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,004, made up of 4,157 males and 3,847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3215 hectares hectares.

Dhondrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhondrai village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Georai
Area (hectares) 3215 hectares
Population 8,004
Male Population 4,157
Female Population 3,847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhondrai compares

By the 2011 count Dhondrai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents. Its 3215 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Dhondrai

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

Dhondrai lies about 37 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Amalner Bhandyache, about 55 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 Dhondrai
Tehsil headquarters Georai 10 km
Nearest town Gevrai 10 km
District headquarters Bid 37 km
Nearest railway station Amalner Bhandyache 55 km

Villages closest to Dhondrai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhondrai village had a population of 8,004. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents.

Dhondrai village has 4,157 males and 3,847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhondrai has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Dhondrai covers 3215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhondrai falls under Georai tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhondrai is Amalner Bhandyache, about 55 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 Dhondrai.

Dhondrai is about 37 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhondrai is in Georai tehsil of Bid district. Georai is about 10 km away. Gevrai is about 10 km away. Bid is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramnagar (2.0 km), Bhojgaon (3.1 km) and Gangawadi (3.4 km).

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

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