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About Dhaswadi Village

Dhaswadi is a large village in Ahmadpur tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,511, made up of 1,276 males and 1,235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1172.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaswadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaswadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Ahmadpur
Pincode 413515
Area (hectares) 1172.43 hectares
Population 2,511
Male Population 1,276
Female Population 1,235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaswadi compares

By the 2011 count Dhaswadi is the 17th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,586 residents. Its 1172.43 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Dhaswadi

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

Dhaswadi lies about 55 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Gangakher, about 23 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 Dhaswadi
Tehsil headquarters Ahmadpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Gangakher 23 km
District headquarters Latur 55 km

Villages closest to Dhaswadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaswadi village had a population of 2,511. That makes it the 17th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,586 residents.

Dhaswadi village has 1,276 males and 1,235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaswadi has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Dhaswadi is 413515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaswadi covers 1172.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhaswadi falls under Ahmadpur tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhaswadi is Gangakher, about 23 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 Dhaswadi.

Dhaswadi is about 55 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaswadi is in Ahmadpur tehsil of Latur district. Ahmadpur is about 13 km away. Gangakher is about 23 km away. Latur is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khandali (2.6 km), Narwatwadi (2.7 km) and Dhalegaon (5.0 km).

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

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