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About Dhangai Village

Dhangai is a mid sized village in Sakri tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 661, made up of 319 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 752.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 424306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhangai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangai village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Sakri
Pincode 424306
Area (hectares) 752.8 hectares
Population 661
Male Population 319
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhangai compares

By the 2011 count Dhangai is the 191st largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 752.8 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Dhangai

Dhangai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhangai 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhangai from other places

Dhangai lies about 72 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Chinchpada, about 26 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 Dhangai
Tehsil headquarters Sakri 23 km
Nearest railway station Chinchpada 26 km
District headquarters Dhule 72 km

Villages closest to Dhangai

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 Dhangai

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangai village had a population of 661. That makes it the 191st largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Dhangai village has 319 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangai has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Dhangai covers 752.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhangai falls under Sakri tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhangai is Chinchpada, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhangai.

Dhangai is about 72 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangai is in Sakri tehsil of Dhule district. Sakri is about 23 km away. Chinchpada is about 26 km away. Dhule is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohane (3.4 km), Dapur (3.7 km) and Shirsole (4.2 km).

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

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