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About Dukdegaon Village

Dukdegaon is a mid sized village in Wadwani tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 988, made up of 522 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dukdegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dukdegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Wadwani
Pincode 431131
Area (hectares) 268.94 hectares
Population 988
Male Population 522
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dukdegaon compares

By the 2011 count Dukdegaon is the 30th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 268.94 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Dukdegaon

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

Dukdegaon lies about 40 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Parli-Vaijnath, about 45 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 Dukdegaon
Tehsil headquarters Wadwani 11 km
Nearest town Majalgaon 16 km
District headquarters Bid 40 km
Nearest railway station Parli-Vaijnath 45 km

Villages closest to Dukdegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dukdegaon village had a population of 988. That makes it the 30th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Dukdegaon village has 522 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dukdegaon has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Dukdegaon is 431131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dukdegaon covers 268.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dukdegaon falls under Wadwani tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dukdegaon is Parli-Vaijnath, about 45 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 Dukdegaon.

Dukdegaon is about 40 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dukdegaon is in Wadwani tehsil of Bid district. Wadwani is about 11 km away. Majalgaon is about 16 km away. Bid is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanora (1.7 km), Chinchala (2.5 km) and Kende Pimpri (3.2 km).

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

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