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About Dhobalewadi Village

Dhobalewadi is a mid sized village in Nilanga tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 795, made up of 425 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares.

Dhobalewadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobalewadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Nilanga
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 795
Male Population 425
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhobalewadi compares

By the 2011 count Dhobalewadi is the 111th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 935.

Getting to Dhobalewadi

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

Dhobalewadi lies about 28 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatangali, about 24 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 Dhobalewadi
Tehsil headquarters Nilanga 17 km
Nearest railway station Bhatangali 24 km
District headquarters Latur 28 km

Villages closest to Dhobalewadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobalewadi village had a population of 795. That makes it the 111th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents.

Dhobalewadi village has 425 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobalewadi has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Dhobalewadi covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhobalewadi falls under Nilanga tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhobalewadi is Bhatangali, about 24 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 Dhobalewadi.

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

Dhobalewadi is in Nilanga tehsil of Latur district. Nilanga is about 17 km away. Bhatangali is about 24 km away. Latur 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 Dongargaon Ha (2.3 km), Macharatwadi (2.7 km) and Govindnagarwadi (3.2 km).

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

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