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About Dodhawad Village

Dodhawad is a mid sized village in Amalner tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,120, made up of 582 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382 hectares hectares.

Dodhawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodhawad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Amalner
Area (hectares) 382 hectares
Population 1,120
Male Population 582
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dodhawad compares

By the 2011 count Dodhawad is the 60th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,254 residents. Its 382 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 945.

Getting to Dodhawad

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

Dodhawad lies about 51 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bhortex, about 14 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 Dodhawad
Nearest railway station Bhortex 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Amalner 16 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 51 km

Villages closest to Dodhawad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodhawad village had a population of 1,120. That makes it the 60th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,254 residents.

Dodhawad village has 582 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodhawad has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Dodhawad covers 382 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dodhawad falls under Amalner tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dodhawad is Bhortex, about 14 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 Dodhawad.

Dodhawad is about 51 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodhawad is in Amalner tehsil of Jalgaon district. Bhortex is about 14 km away. Amalner is about 16 km away. Jalgaon is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hingone Kh Pr Jalod (under 2 km), Kalali (3.5 km) and Jalod (3.7 km).

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

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