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About Dhondkheda Village

Dhondkheda is a mid sized village in Bodvad tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,291, made up of 691 males and 600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 906.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhondkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhondkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Bodvad
Pincode 425310
Area (hectares) 906.1 hectares
Population 1,291
Male Population 691
Female Population 600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhondkheda compares

By the 2011 count Dhondkheda is the 23rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,800 residents. Its 906.1 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Dhondkheda

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

Dhondkheda lies about 53 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bodwad, 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 Dhondkheda
Tehsil headquarters Bodvad 10 km
Nearest railway station Bodwad 12 km
Nearest town Malkāpur 20 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 53 km

Villages closest to Dhondkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhondkheda village had a population of 1,291. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,800 residents.

Dhondkheda village has 691 males and 600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhondkheda has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Dhondkheda is 425310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhondkheda covers 906.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhondkheda falls under Bodvad tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhondkheda is Bodwad, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhondkheda.

Dhondkheda is about 53 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhondkheda is in Bodvad tehsil of Jalgaon district. Bodvad is about 10 km away. Bodwad is about 12 km away. Malkāpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurha Hardo (2.2 km), Lonwadi Pr Bodwad (3.7 km) and Manur Kh (5.9 km).

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

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