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About Dhangarwadi Village

Dhangarwadi is a mid sized village in Deoni tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 702, made up of 361 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2531 hectares hectares.

Dhangarwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangarwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Deoni
Area (hectares) 2531 hectares
Population 702
Male Population 361
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhangarwadi compares

By the 2011 count Dhangarwadi is the 44th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,841 residents. Its 2531 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Dhangarwadi

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

Dhangarwadi lies about 40 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Her, about 20 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 Dhangarwadi
Tehsil headquarters Deoni 17 km
Nearest railway station Her 20 km
Nearest town Nilanga 24 km
District headquarters Latur 40 km

Villages closest to Dhangarwadi

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 Dhangarwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangarwadi village had a population of 702. That makes it the 44th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,841 residents.

Dhangarwadi village has 361 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangarwadi has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Dhangarwadi covers 2531 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhangarwadi falls under Deoni tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhangarwadi is Her, about 20 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 Dhangarwadi.

Dhangarwadi is about 40 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangarwadi is in Deoni tehsil of Latur district. Deoni is about 17 km away. Her is about 20 km away. Nilanga is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jawalga (1.9 km), Kawathala (2.0 km) and Ismailwadi (2.1 km).

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

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