About Dhakephal Village

Dhakephal is a large village in Ghansawangi tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,022, made up of 1,014 males and 1,008 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2718 hectares hectares.

Dhakephal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakephal village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Jalna
Tehsil	Ghansawangi
Area (hectares)	2718 hectares
Population	2,022
Male Population	1,014
Female Population	1,008
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhakephal compares

By the 2011 count Dhakephal is the 26th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 2718 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Dhakephal

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

How far is Dhakephal from other places

Dhakephal lies about 38 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Ranjani, about 13 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 Dhakephal
Tehsil headquarters	Ghansawangi	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Ranjani	13 km
Nearest town	Partūr	18 km
District headquarters	Jalna	38 km

Villages closest to Dhakephal

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

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Common questions about Dhakephal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakephal village had a population of 2,022. That makes it the 26th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Dhakephal village has 1,014 males and 1,008 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakephal has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Dhakephal covers 2718 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhakephal falls under Ghansawangi tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhakephal is Ranjani, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhakephal.

Dhakephal is about 38 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakephal is in Ghansawangi tehsil of Jalna district. Ghansawangi is about 7.6 km away. Ranjani is about 13 km away. Partūr is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.