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About Dhanegaon Village

Dhanegaon is a mid sized village in Kaij tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,810, made up of 935 males and 875 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 558.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Kaij
Pincode 431123
Area (hectares) 558.15 hectares
Population 1,810
Male Population 935
Female Population 875
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanegaon compares

By the 2011 count Dhanegaon is the 40th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 558.15 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Dhanegaon

Dhanegaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 10+ 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 62 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Murud, about 25 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 town Kallam 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaij 18 km
Nearest railway station Murud 25 km
District headquarters Bid 62 km

Villages closest to Dhanegaon

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 Dhanegaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanegaon village had a population of 1,810. That makes it the 40th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Dhanegaon village has 935 males and 875 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanegaon has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

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

Dhanegaon covers 558.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanegaon falls under Kaij tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhanegaon is Murud, about 25 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 Dhanegaon.

Dhanegaon is about 62 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanegaon is in Kaij tehsil of Bid district. Kallam is about 16 km away. Kaij is about 18 km away. Murud is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naigaon (under 2 km), Anegaon (2.7 km) and Bawchi (4.0 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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