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About Dhanaj Bk Village

Dhanaj Bk is a mid sized village in Loha tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 865, made up of 416 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453 hectares hectares.

Dhanaj Bk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanaj Bk village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Loha
Area (hectares) 453 hectares
Population 865
Male Population 416
Female Population 449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanaj Bk compares

By the 2011 count Dhanaj Bk is the 95th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,770 residents. Its 453 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 946.

Getting to Dhanaj Bk

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

Dhanaj Bk lies about 24 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Sivungaon, about 21 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 Dhanaj Bk
Nearest railway station Sivungaon 21 km
Nearest town Mudkhed 23 km
District headquarters Nanded 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Loha 32 km

Villages closest to Dhanaj Bk

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Loha 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 Dhanaj Bk

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanaj Bk village had a population of 865. That makes it the 95th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,770 residents.

Dhanaj Bk village has 416 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanaj Bk has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Dhanaj Bk covers 453 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanaj Bk falls under Loha tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhanaj Bk is Sivungaon, about 21 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 Dhanaj Bk.

Dhanaj Bk is about 24 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanaj Bk is in Loha tehsil of Nanded district. Sivungaon is about 21 km away. Mudkhed is about 23 km away. Nanded 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 Dhanaj Kh (under 2 km), Jomegaon (2.3 km) and Waka (3.8 km).

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

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