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About Dharkheda Village

Dharkheda is a small village in Aundha tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 141 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.14 hectares hectares.

Dharkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Aundha
Area (hectares) 130.14 hectares
Population 263
Male Population 141
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharkheda compares

By the 2011 count Dharkheda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,535 residents. Its 130.14 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Dharkheda

Dharkheda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharkheda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dharkheda from other places

Dharkheda lies about 15 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Dhamni, about 12 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 Dharkheda
Nearest railway station Dhamni 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Aundha 15 km
District headquarters Hingoli 15 km

Villages closest to Dharkheda

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 Dharkheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharkheda village had a population of 263. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,535 residents.

Dharkheda village has 141 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharkheda has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Dharkheda covers 130.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharkheda falls under Aundha tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dharkheda is Dhamni, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dharkheda.

Dharkheda is about 15 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharkheda is in Aundha tehsil of Hingoli district. Dhamni is about 12 km away. Aundha is about 15 km away. Hingoli is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surwadi (under 2 km), Suregaon (under 2 km) and Nalegaon (under 2 km).

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

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