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About Dhopteshwar Village

Dhopteshwar is a large village in Badnapur tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,093, made up of 1,077 males and 1,016 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515 hectares hectares.

Dhopteshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhopteshwar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Badnapur
Area (hectares) 515 hectares
Population 2,093
Male Population 1,077
Female Population 1,016
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhopteshwar compares

By the 2011 count Dhopteshwar is the 27th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents. Its 515 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 929.

Getting to Dhopteshwar

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

How far is Dhopteshwar from other places

Dhopteshwar lies about 17 km from Jalna. 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 Dhopteshwar
Tehsil headquarters Badnapur 1.8 km
District headquarters Jalna 17 km
Nearest town Jālna 17 km

Villages closest to Dhopteshwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhopteshwar village had a population of 2,093. That makes it the 27th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents.

Dhopteshwar village has 1,077 males and 1,016 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhopteshwar has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Dhopteshwar covers 515 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhopteshwar falls under Badnapur tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Dhopteshwar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dhopteshwar is about 17 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhopteshwar is in Badnapur tehsil of Jalna district. Badnapur is about 1.8 km away. Jalna is about 17 km away. Jālna is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badnapur (1.8 km), Ambadgaon (2.9 km) and Matarewadi (3.4 km).

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

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