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About Dhar Village

Dhar is a mid sized village in Aundha tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,113, made up of 576 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.71 hectares hectares.

Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Aundha
Area (hectares) 299.71 hectares
Population 1,113
Male Population 576
Female Population 537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhar is the 61st largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,535 residents. Its 299.71 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Dhar

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

Dhar lies about 26 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Junona, about 22 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 Dhar
Nearest railway station Junona 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Aundha 26 km
District headquarters Hingoli 26 km

Villages closest to Dhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar village had a population of 1,113. That makes it the 61st largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,535 residents.

Dhar village has 576 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Dhar covers 299.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhar falls under Aundha tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhar is Junona, about 22 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 Dhar.

Dhar is about 26 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhar is in Aundha tehsil of Hingoli district. Junona is about 22 km away. Aundha is about 26 km away. Hingoli is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matha (under 2 km), Chimegaon (2.1 km) and Gojegaon (2.5 km).

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

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