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About Dhanwadi Village

Dhanwadi is a mid sized village in Chopda tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 999, made up of 517 males and 482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 656 hectares hectares.

Dhanwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Chopda
Area (hectares) 656 hectares
Population 999
Male Population 517
Female Population 482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanwadi compares

By the 2011 count Dhanwadi is the 76th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents. Its 656 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Dhanwadi

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

Dhanwadi lies about 34 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Chavalkhede, 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 Dhanwadi
Tehsil headquarters Chopda 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Chavalkhede 20 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 34 km

Villages closest to Dhanwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanwadi village had a population of 999. That makes it the 76th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents.

Dhanwadi village has 517 males and 482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanwadi 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 942.

Dhanwadi covers 656 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanwadi falls under Chopda tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhanwadi is Chavalkhede, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanwadi.

Dhanwadi is about 34 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanwadi is in Chopda tehsil of Jalgaon district. Chopda is about 5.6 km away. Chavalkhede is about 20 km away. Jalgaon is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garatad (2.1 km), Vadgaon Seem (3.7 km) and Khadgaon (3.8 km).

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

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