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About Dharpana Village

Dharpana is a small village in Jiwati tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 243 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.87 hectares hectares.

Dharpana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharpana village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Jiwati
Area (hectares) 273.87 hectares
Population 472
Male Population 243
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharpana compares

By the 2011 count Dharpana is the 50th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 740 residents. Its 273.87 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dharpana

Dharpana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharpana as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dharpana from other places

Dharpana lies about 47 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Gadchandur, about 21 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 Dharpana
Tehsil headquarters Jiwati 4.3 km
Nearest town Chāndur 20 km
Nearest railway station Gadchandur 21 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 47 km

Villages closest to Dharpana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharpana village had a population of 472. That makes it the 50th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 740 residents.

Dharpana village has 243 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharpana has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Dharpana covers 273.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharpana falls under Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dharpana is Gadchandur, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dharpana.

Dharpana is about 47 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharpana is in Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district. Jiwati is about 4.3 km away. Chāndur is about 20 km away. Gadchandur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodepur (1.9 km), Asapur (2.6 km) and Yeromi Isapur (2.6 km).

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

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