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About Hodadane Village

Hodadane is a mid sized village in Sakri tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 259 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 692 hectares hectares.

Hodadane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hodadane village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Sakri
Area (hectares) 692 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 259
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hodadane compares

By the 2011 count Hodadane is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 692 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Hodadane

Hodadane is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hodadane 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hodadane from other places

Hodadane lies about 44 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Dondaicha, about 29 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 Hodadane
Tehsil headquarters Sakri 16 km
Nearest railway station Dondaicha 29 km
District headquarters Dhule 44 km

Villages closest to Hodadane

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 Hodadane

As per the Census of India 2011, Hodadane village had a population of 503. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Hodadane village has 259 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hodadane has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Hodadane covers 692 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hodadane falls under Sakri tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hodadane is Dondaicha, about 29 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 10+ km distance for Hodadane.

Hodadane is about 44 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hodadane is in Sakri tehsil of Dhule district. Sakri is about 16 km away. Dondaicha is about 29 km away. Dhule is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vehergaon (under 2 km), Ubharandi (3.9 km) and Rojgaon (3.9 km).

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

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