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About Dhamane Village

Dhamane is a large village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,024, made up of 949 males and 1,075 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 868 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamane village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Ajra
Pincode 416220
Area (hectares) 868 hectares
Population 2,024
Male Population 949
Female Population 1,075
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamane compares

By the 2011 count Dhamane is the 8th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 868 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Dhamane

Dhamane is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhamane as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dhamane from other places

Dhamane lies about 48 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Gur Market, about 49 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 Dhamane
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajra 17 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 48 km
Nearest railway station Gur Market 49 km

Villages closest to Dhamane

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamane village had a population of 2,024. That makes it the 8th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Dhamane village has 949 males and 1,075 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamane has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1117.

The pincode recorded for Dhamane is 416220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamane covers 868 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhamane falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhamane is Gur Market, about 49 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 km distance for Dhamane.

Dhamane is about 48 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamane is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 13 km away. Ajra is about 17 km away. Kolhapur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belewadi Hubalgi (2.8 km), Chavhanwadi (3.2 km) and Uttur (3.7 km).

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

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