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About Dhorgaon Village

Dhorgaon is a mid sized village in Manjlegaon tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 697, made up of 353 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502 hectares hectares.

Dhorgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhorgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Manjlegaon
Area (hectares) 502 hectares
Population 697
Male Population 353
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhorgaon compares

By the 2011 count Dhorgaon is the 86th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents. Its 502 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Dhorgaon

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

Dhorgaon lies about 48 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Dhengli Pimpalgaon, about 44 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 Dhorgaon
Tehsil headquarters Manjlegaon 4.0 km
Nearest town Majalgaon 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Dhengli Pimpalgaon 44 km
District headquarters Bid 48 km

Villages closest to Dhorgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhorgaon village had a population of 697. That makes it the 86th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents.

Dhorgaon village has 353 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhorgaon has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Dhorgaon covers 502 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhorgaon falls under Manjlegaon tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhorgaon is Dhengli Pimpalgaon, about 44 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 Dhorgaon.

Dhorgaon is about 48 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhorgaon is in Manjlegaon tehsil of Bid district. Manjlegaon is about 4.0 km away. Majalgaon is about 4.0 km away. Dhengli Pimpalgaon is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hinganwadi (under 2 km), Khanapur (2.8 km) and Bramhagaon (2.8 km).

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

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