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About Dhamod Village

Dhamod is a large village in Radhanagari tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,261, made up of 2,255 males and 2,006 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1107 hectares hectares.

Dhamod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamod village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Radhanagari
Area (hectares) 1107 hectares
Population 4,261
Male Population 2,255
Female Population 2,006
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamod compares

By the 2011 count Dhamod is the 7th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents. Its 1107 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 934.

Getting to Dhamod

Dhamod is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhamod 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 Dhamod from other places

Dhamod lies about 28 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 29 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 Dhamod
Tehsil headquarters Radhanagari 15 km
Nearest town Pachgaon 26 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 28 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 29 km

Villages closest to Dhamod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamod village had a population of 4,261. That makes it the 7th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents.

Dhamod village has 2,255 males and 2,006 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamod has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Dhamod covers 1107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhamod falls under Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhamod is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 29 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 10+ km distance for Dhamod.

Dhamod is about 28 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamod is in Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district. Radhanagari is about 15 km away. Pachgaon is about 26 km away. Kolhapur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Burambali (2.2 km), Kote (2.9 km) and Rashiwade Kh (3.4 km).

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

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