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About Dhanegaon Village

Dhanegaon is a large village in Deoni tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,086, made up of 1,616 males and 1,470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 690.94 hectares hectares.

Dhanegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Deoni
Area (hectares) 690.94 hectares
Population 3,086
Male Population 1,616
Female Population 1,470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanegaon compares

By the 2011 count Dhanegaon is the 5th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,841 residents. Its 690.94 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Dhanegaon

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

Dhanegaon lies about 43 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Her, about 26 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 Dhanegaon
Tehsil headquarters Deoni 19 km
Nearest town Nilanga 20 km
Nearest railway station Her 26 km
District headquarters Latur 43 km

Villages closest to Dhanegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanegaon village had a population of 3,086. That makes it the 5th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,841 residents.

Dhanegaon village has 1,616 males and 1,470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanegaon has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Dhanegaon covers 690.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanegaon falls under Deoni tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhanegaon is Her, about 26 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 Dhanegaon.

Dhanegaon is about 43 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanegaon is in Deoni tehsil of Latur district. Deoni is about 19 km away. Nilanga is about 20 km away. Her is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Helamb (2.0 km), Takali (2.9 km) and Hisamnagar (4.2 km).

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

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