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About Dolkhed Village

Dolkhed is a small village in Nandura tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 118 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 552 hectares hectares.

Dolkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dolkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Nandura
Area (hectares) 552 hectares
Population 231
Male Population 118
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dolkhed compares

By the 2011 count Dolkhed is the 91st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents. Its 552 hectares work out to about 0.4 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, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Dolkhed

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

Dolkhed lies about 26 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Wadoda, about 16 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 Dolkhed
Nearest railway station Wadoda 16 km
Nearest town Malkāpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Nandura 22 km
District headquarters Buldana 26 km

Villages closest to Dolkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dolkhed village had a population of 231. That makes it the 91st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents.

Dolkhed village has 118 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dolkhed has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Dolkhed covers 552 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dolkhed falls under Nandura tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dolkhed is Wadoda, about 16 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 Dolkhed.

Dolkhed is about 26 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dolkhed is in Nandura tehsil of Buldana district. Wadoda is about 16 km away. Malkāpur is about 17 km away. Nandura is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Takarkhed (1.7 km), Pimpalkhuta Kh (2.8 km) and Shemba Bk (4.3 km).

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

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