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About Dhekoli Village

Dhekoli is a mid sized village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 333 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares.

Dhekoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhekoli village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Area (hectares) 280 hectares
Population 688
Male Population 333
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhekoli compares

By the 2011 count Dhekoli is the 107th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Dhekoli

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

How far is Dhekoli from other places

Dhekoli lies about 96 km from Kolhapur. 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 Dhekoli
Nearest town Belagavi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 21 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 96 km

Villages closest to Dhekoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhekoli village had a population of 688. That makes it the 107th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Dhekoli village has 333 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhekoli has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1037.

Dhekoli covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhekoli falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Dhekoli notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Dhekoli is about 96 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhekoli is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Belagavi is about 17 km away. Chandgad is about 21 km away. Kolhapur is about 96 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhekoliwadi (under 2 km), Surute (3.2 km) and Hajagoli (3.4 km).

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

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