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About Dhurkhede Village

Dhurkhede is a mid sized village in Raver tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 739, made up of 398 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.67 hectares hectares.

Dhurkhede Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurkhede village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Raver
Area (hectares) 219.67 hectares
Population 739
Male Population 398
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhurkhede compares

By the 2011 count Dhurkhede is the 95th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents. Its 219.67 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 932.

Getting to Dhurkhede

Dhurkhede is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhurkhede 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhurkhede from other places

Dhurkhede lies about 58 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Raver, about 7.4 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 Dhurkhede
Nearest railway station Raver 7.4 km
Nearest town Rāver 10 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 58 km

Villages closest to Dhurkhede

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurkhede village had a population of 739. That makes it the 95th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents.

Dhurkhede village has 398 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurkhede has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Dhurkhede covers 219.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhurkhede falls under Raver tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhurkhede is Raver, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dhurkhede.

Dhurkhede is about 58 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhurkhede is in Raver tehsil of Jalgaon district. Raver is about 7.4 km away. Rāver is about 10 km away. Jalgaon is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Therode (1.6 km), Bhor (2.4 km) and Nimbhore Sim (2.4 km).

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

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