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About Dhankundav Village

Dhankundav is a small village in Katol tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 88, made up of 47 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.47 hectares hectares.

Dhankundav Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankundav village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Katol
Area (hectares) 234.47 hectares
Population 88
Male Population 47
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhankundav compares

By the 2011 count Dhankundav is the 129th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 764 residents. Its 234.47 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dhankundav

Dhankundav is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhankundav as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dhankundav from other places

Dhankundav lies about 34 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Sonkhamb, about 13 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 Dhankundav
Nearest railway station Sonkhamb 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Katol 22 km
Nearest town Kātol 22 km
District headquarters Nagpur 34 km

Villages closest to Dhankundav

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankundav village had a population of 88. That makes it the 129th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 764 residents.

Dhankundav village has 47 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankundav has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Dhankundav covers 234.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhankundav falls under Katol tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhankundav is Sonkhamb, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhankundav.

Dhankundav is about 34 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhankundav is in Katol tehsil of Nagpur district. Sonkhamb is about 13 km away. Katol is about 22 km away. Kātol is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garamsur (1.8 km), Katlabodi (2.1 km) and Kalmunda (3.9 km).

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

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