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About Duskhede Village

Duskhede is a mid sized village in Pachora tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,505, made up of 783 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 514.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 424201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duskhede Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duskhede village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Pachora
Pincode 424201
Area (hectares) 514.19 hectares
Population 1,505
Male Population 783
Female Population 722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Duskhede compares

By the 2011 count Duskhede is the 48th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents. Its 514.19 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Duskhede

Duskhede is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Duskhede 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Duskhede from other places

Duskhede lies about 35 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Pardhade, about under 2 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 Duskhede
Nearest railway station Pardhade under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachora 8.0 km
Nearest town Pāchora 8.0 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 35 km

Villages closest to Duskhede

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 Duskhede

As per the Census of India 2011, Duskhede village had a population of 1,505. That makes it the 48th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents.

Duskhede village has 783 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duskhede has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Duskhede is 424201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duskhede covers 514.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Duskhede falls under Pachora tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Duskhede is Pardhade, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Duskhede.

Duskhede is about 35 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duskhede is in Pachora tehsil of Jalgaon district. Pardhade is about under 2 km away. Pachora is about 8.0 km away. Pāchora is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pardhade (under 2 km), Vadgaon Kh Pr Pachora (1.9 km) and Bhatkhande Kh (2.8 km).

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

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