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About Dhad Village

Dhad is a mid sized village in Lonar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 923, made up of 493 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1545.4 hectares hectares.

Dhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Lonar
Area (hectares) 1545.4 hectares
Population 923
Male Population 493
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhad compares

By the 2011 count Dhad is the 58th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents. Its 1545.4 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Dhad

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

Dhad lies about 85 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Satuna, 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 Dhad
Tehsil headquarters Lonar 16 km
Nearest railway station Satuna 44 km
District headquarters Buldana 85 km

Villages closest to Dhad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhad village had a population of 923. That makes it the 58th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents.

Dhad village has 493 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhad has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Dhad covers 1545.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhad falls under Lonar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhad is Satuna, 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 10+ km distance for Dhad.

Dhad is about 85 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhad is in Lonar tehsil of Buldana district. Lonar is about 16 km away. Satuna is about 44 km away. Buldana is about 85 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raigaon (3.4 km), Banda (3.9 km) and Nandra (4.5 km).

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

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