About Dhakephal Village

Dhakephal is a mid sized village in Kaij tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,695, made up of 918 males and 777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 764 hectares hectares.

Dhakephal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakephal village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Bid
Tehsil	Kaij
Area (hectares)	764 hectares
Population	1,695
Male Population	918
Female Population	777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	846
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhakephal compares

By the 2011 count Dhakephal is the 47th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 764 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 905.

Getting to Dhakephal

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

Dhakephal lies about 49 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Kalamb Road, about 38 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 Dhakephal
Tehsil headquarters	Kaij	5.3 km
Nearest railway station	Kalamb Road	38 km
District headquarters	Bid	49 km

Villages closest to Dhakephal

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.

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Common questions about Dhakephal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakephal village had a population of 1,695. That makes it the 47th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Dhakephal village has 918 males and 777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakephal has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 905.

Dhakephal covers 764 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhakephal falls under Kaij tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhakephal is Kalamb Road, about 38 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 Dhakephal.

Dhakephal is about 49 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakephal is in Kaij tehsil of Bid district. Kaij is about 5.3 km away. Kalamb Road is about 38 km away. Bid is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.