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About Dhavri Village

Dhavri is a large village in Loha tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,664, made up of 1,366 males and 1,298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 835.8 hectares hectares.

Dhavri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhavri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Loha
Area (hectares) 835.8 hectares
Population 2,664
Male Population 1,366
Female Population 1,298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhavri compares

By the 2011 count Dhavri is the 21st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,770 residents. Its 835.8 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dhavri

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

Dhavri lies about 30 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Limbgaon, about 27 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 Dhavri
Tehsil headquarters Loha 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Limbgaon 27 km
District headquarters Nanded 30 km

Villages closest to Dhavri

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 Dhavri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhavri village had a population of 2,664. That makes it the 21st largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,770 residents.

Dhavri village has 1,366 males and 1,298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhavri has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Dhavri covers 835.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhavri falls under Loha tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhavri is Limbgaon, about 27 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 Dhavri.

Dhavri is about 30 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhavri is in Loha tehsil of Nanded district. Loha is about 4.4 km away. Limbgaon is about 27 km away. Nanded is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raywadi (under 2 km), Kiroda (2.8 km) and Malkapur (3.1 km).

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

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