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About Dolarkhed Village

Dolarkhed is a mid sized village in Shegaon tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 907, made up of 468 males and 439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dolarkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dolarkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Shegaon
Pincode 444304
Area (hectares) 260.75 hectares
Population 907
Male Population 468
Female Population 439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dolarkhed compares

By the 2011 count Dolarkhed is the 37th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,439 residents. Its 260.75 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Dolarkhed

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

Dolarkhed lies about 55 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Jalamb Junction, about 9.7 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 Dolarkhed
Nearest railway station Jalamb Junction 9.7 km
Nearest town Nāndūra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Shegaon 20 km
District headquarters Buldana 55 km

Villages closest to Dolarkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dolarkhed village had a population of 907. That makes it the 37th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,439 residents.

Dolarkhed village has 468 males and 439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dolarkhed has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Dolarkhed is 444304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dolarkhed covers 260.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dolarkhed falls under Shegaon tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dolarkhed is Jalamb Junction, about 9.7 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 Dolarkhed.

Dolarkhed is about 55 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dolarkhed is in Shegaon tehsil of Buldana district. Jalamb Junction is about 9.7 km away. Nāndūra is about 11 km away. Shegaon is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dongarkhed (under 2 km), Waradh (under 2 km) and Kalwad (3.1 km).

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

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