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About Dhunki Village

Dhunki is a small village in Korpana tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 93 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.06 hectares hectares.

Dhunki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhunki village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Korpana
Area (hectares) 146.06 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 93
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
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 Dhunki compares

By the 2011 count Dhunki is the 87th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 870 residents. Its 146.06 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 940.

Getting to Dhunki

Dhunki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhunki 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 Dhunki from other places

Dhunki lies about 39 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Kayar, about 9.3 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 Dhunki
Nearest railway station Kayar 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Korpana 11 km
Nearest town Ghugus 21 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 39 km

Villages closest to Dhunki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhunki village had a population of 173. That makes it the 87th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 870 residents.

Dhunki village has 93 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhunki has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Dhunki covers 146.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhunki falls under Korpana tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhunki is Kayar, about 9.3 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 Dhunki.

Dhunki is about 39 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhunki is in Korpana tehsil of Chandrapur district. Kayar is about 9.3 km away. Korpana is about 11 km away. Ghugus 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 Nandgaon (4.5 km), Tulsi (4.8 km) and Gandhinagar (4.9 km).

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

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