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About Ghanegaon Village

Ghanegaon is a large village in Sakri tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,302, made up of 1,164 males and 1,138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507.31 hectares hectares.

Ghanegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Sakri
Area (hectares) 507.31 hectares
Population 2,302
Male Population 1,164
Female Population 1,138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghanegaon compares

By the 2011 count Ghanegaon is the 44th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 507.31 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Ghanegaon

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

Ghanegaon lies about 34 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Sonshelu, 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 Ghanegaon
Tehsil headquarters Sakri 21 km
Nearest railway station Sonshelu 29 km
District headquarters Dhule 34 km

Villages closest to Ghanegaon

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 Ghanegaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanegaon village had a population of 2,302. That makes it the 44th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Ghanegaon village has 1,164 males and 1,138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanegaon has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Ghanegaon covers 507.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghanegaon falls under Sakri tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghanegaon is Sonshelu, 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 Ghanegaon.

Ghanegaon is about 34 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanegaon is in Sakri tehsil of Dhule district. Sakri is about 21 km away. Sonshelu is about 29 km away. Dhule is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatti Bk (1.5 km), Chhavadi (2.7 km) and Lonkhede (3.3 km).

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

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