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About Dhokalkhede Village

Dhokalkhede is a mid sized village in Pachora tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 735, made up of 367 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.92 hectares hectares.

Dhokalkhede Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhokalkhede village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Pachora
Area (hectares) 217.92 hectares
Population 735
Male Population 367
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhokalkhede compares

By the 2011 count Dhokalkhede is the 97th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents. Its 217.92 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Dhokalkhede

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

Dhokalkhede lies about 26 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Maheji, about 4.7 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 Dhokalkhede
Nearest railway station Maheji 4.7 km
Nearest town Erandol 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachora 18 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 26 km

Villages closest to Dhokalkhede

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhokalkhede village had a population of 735. That makes it the 97th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents.

Dhokalkhede village has 367 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhokalkhede has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Dhokalkhede covers 217.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhokalkhede falls under Pachora tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhokalkhede is Maheji, about 4.7 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 Dhokalkhede.

Dhokalkhede is about 26 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhokalkhede is in Pachora tehsil of Jalgaon district. Maheji is about 4.7 km away. Erandol is about 16 km away. Pachora is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Varasade Pr Bornar (2.0 km), Dahigaon (2.0 km) and Mahiji (2.9 km).

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

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