About Bhorkheda Village

Bhorkheda is a large village in Shirpur tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,456, made up of 1,264 males and 1,192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 844 hectares hectares.

Bhorkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhorkheda village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Dhule
Tehsil	Shirpur
Area (hectares)	844 hectares
Population	2,456
Male Population	1,264
Female Population	1,192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhorkheda compares

By the 2011 count Bhorkheda is the 52nd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents. Its 844 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bhorkheda

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

Bhorkheda lies about 50 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Betawad, about 20 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 Bhorkheda
Tehsil headquarters	Shirpur	12 km
Nearest railway station	Betawad	20 km
District headquarters	Dhule	50 km

Villages closest to Bhorkheda

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

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Common questions about Bhorkheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhorkheda village had a population of 2,456. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents.

Bhorkheda village has 1,264 males and 1,192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhorkheda has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Bhorkheda covers 844 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhorkheda falls under Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhorkheda is Betawad, about 20 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 Bhorkheda.

Bhorkheda is about 50 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhorkheda is in Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district. Shirpur is about 12 km away. Betawad is about 20 km away. Dhule is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.