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About Avhani Village

Avhani is a mid sized village in Dharangaon tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,060, made up of 567 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467.29 hectares hectares.

Avhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Avhani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Dharangaon
Area (hectares) 467.29 hectares
Population 1,060
Male Population 567
Female Population 493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Avhani compares

By the 2011 count Avhani is the 51st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,569 residents. Its 467.29 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 914.

Getting to Avhani

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

Avhani lies about 8.0 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paldhi, about 5.0 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 Avhani
Nearest railway station Paldhi 5.0 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharangaon 24 km

Villages closest to Avhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Avhani village had a population of 1,060. That makes it the 51st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,569 residents.

Avhani village has 567 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Avhani has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Avhani covers 467.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Avhani falls under Dharangaon tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Avhani is Paldhi, about 5.0 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 Avhani.

Avhani is about 8.0 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Avhani is in Dharangaon tehsil of Jalgaon district. Paldhi is about 5.0 km away. Jalgaon is about 8.0 km away. Dharangaon is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhokani (under 2 km), Tahakali Kh (2.7 km) and Fulpat (3.2 km).

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

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