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About Dhondwadi Village

Dhondwadi is a mid sized village in Jalkot tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 605, made up of 310 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares.

Dhondwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhondwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Jalkot
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 605
Male Population 310
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhondwadi compares

By the 2011 count Dhondwadi is the 44th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,855 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Dhondwadi

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

Dhondwadi lies about 64 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Udgir, about 16 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 Dhondwadi
Tehsil headquarters Jalkot 12 km
Nearest town Udgīr 15 km
Nearest railway station Udgir 16 km
District headquarters Latur 64 km

Villages closest to Dhondwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhondwadi village had a population of 605. That makes it the 44th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,855 residents.

Dhondwadi village has 310 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhondwadi has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Dhondwadi covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhondwadi falls under Jalkot tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhondwadi is Udgir, about 16 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 Dhondwadi.

Dhondwadi is about 64 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhondwadi is in Jalkot tehsil of Latur district. Jalkot is about 12 km away. Udgīr is about 15 km away. Udgir is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghonsi (1.7 km), Ekurka Kh (2.8 km) and Borgaon Kh (3.3 km).

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

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