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About Daskhed Village

Daskhed is a large village in Patoda tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,745, made up of 1,471 males and 1,274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2308.32 hectares hectares.

Daskhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daskhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Patoda
Area (hectares) 2308.32 hectares
Population 2,745
Male Population 1,471
Female Population 1,274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Daskhed compares

By the 2011 count Daskhed is the 7th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,203 residents. Its 2308.32 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Daskhed

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

Daskhed lies about 33 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Amalner Bhandyache, about 30 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 Daskhed
Tehsil headquarters Patoda 8.4 km
Nearest town Jāmkhed 26 km
Nearest railway station Amalner Bhandyache 30 km
District headquarters Bid 33 km

Villages closest to Daskhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Daskhed village had a population of 2,745. That makes it the 7th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,203 residents.

Daskhed village has 1,471 males and 1,274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daskhed has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

Daskhed covers 2308.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Daskhed falls under Patoda tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Daskhed is Amalner Bhandyache, about 30 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 Daskhed.

Daskhed 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.

Daskhed is in Patoda tehsil of Bid district. Patoda is about 8.4 km away. Jāmkhed is about 26 km away. Amalner Bhandyache is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonegaon (3.8 km), Yewalwadi (3.8 km) and Pachegaon (4.2 km).

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

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