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About Dhakanwadi Village

Dhakanwadi is a mid sized village in Kaij tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 770, made up of 404 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakanwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakanwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Kaij
Pincode 431123
Area (hectares) 334.1 hectares
Population 770
Male Population 404
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhakanwadi compares

By the 2011 count Dhakanwadi is the 102nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 334.1 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 905.

Getting to Dhakanwadi

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

Dhakanwadi lies about 33 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Kalamb Road, about 43 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 Dhakanwadi
Nearest town Kallam 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaij 25 km
District headquarters Bid 33 km
Nearest railway station Kalamb Road 43 km

Villages closest to Dhakanwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakanwadi village had a population of 770. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Dhakanwadi village has 404 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakanwadi has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Dhakanwadi is 431123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakanwadi covers 334.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhakanwadi falls under Kaij tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhakanwadi is Kalamb Road, about 43 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 Dhakanwadi.

Dhakanwadi is about 33 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakanwadi is in Kaij tehsil of Bid district. Kallam is about 24 km away. Kaij is about 25 km away. Bid is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daradwadi (under 2 km), Rameshwarwadi (1.9 km) and Banegaon (1.9 km).

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

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