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About Bopkhel Village

Bopkhel is a large village in Sakri tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,638, made up of 1,352 males and 1,286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 836.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 424306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bopkhel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bopkhel village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Sakri
Pincode 424306
Area (hectares) 836.79 hectares
Population 2,638
Male Population 1,352
Female Population 1,286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bopkhel compares

By the 2011 count Bopkhel is the 36th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 836.79 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Bopkhel

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

Bopkhel lies about 79 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Kolde, about 33 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 Bopkhel
Tehsil headquarters Sakri 33 km
Nearest railway station Kolde 33 km
District headquarters Dhule 79 km

Villages closest to Bopkhel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bopkhel village had a population of 2,638. That makes it the 36th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Bopkhel village has 1,352 males and 1,286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bopkhel has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Bopkhel is 424306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bopkhel covers 836.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bopkhel falls under Sakri tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bopkhel is Kolde, about 33 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 village for Bopkhel.

Bopkhel is about 79 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bopkhel is in Sakri tehsil of Dhule district. Sakri is about 33 km away. Kolde is about 33 km away. Dhule is about 79 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shiv (under 2 km), Shivajinagar (under 2 km) and Shivarimal (under 2 km).

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

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