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About Dhakara Village

Dhakara is a small village in Savner tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 348, made up of 173 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Savner
Pincode 441101
Area (hectares) 266.34 hectares
Population 348
Male Population 173
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhakara compares

By the 2011 count Dhakara is the 84th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents. Its 266.34 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Dhakara

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

Dhakara lies about 32 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Takli Bansali P.H., about 8.9 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 Dhakara
Nearest railway station Takli Bansali P.H. 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Savner 12 km
Nearest town Saoner 12 km
District headquarters Nagpur 32 km

Villages closest to Dhakara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakara village had a population of 348. That makes it the 84th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents.

Dhakara village has 173 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakara has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Dhakara is 441101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakara covers 266.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhakara falls under Savner tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhakara is Takli Bansali P.H., about 8.9 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 10+ km distance for Dhakara.

Dhakara is about 32 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakara is in Savner tehsil of Nagpur district. Takli Bansali P.H. is about 8.9 km away. Savner is about 12 km away. Saoner is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimtalai (1.6 km), Kothulana (1.9 km) and Kirnapur (1.9 km).

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

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