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About Dhakni Village

Dhakni is a mid sized village in Loha tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,529, made up of 783 males and 746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 904 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431707, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakni village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Loha
Pincode 431707
Area (hectares) 904 hectares
Population 1,529
Male Population 783
Female Population 746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhakni compares

By the 2011 count Dhakni is the 53rd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,770 residents. Its 904 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Dhakni

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

Dhakni lies about 12 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Hazur Sahib Nanded, about 12 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 Dhakni
Nearest railway station Hazur Sahib Nanded 12 km
District headquarters Nanded 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Loha 22 km

Villages closest to Dhakni

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 Dhakni

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakni village had a population of 1,529. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,770 residents.

Dhakni village has 783 males and 746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakni has about 953 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.

The pincode recorded for Dhakni is 431707. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakni covers 904 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhakni falls under Loha tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhakni is Hazur Sahib Nanded, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Dhakni.

Dhakni is about 12 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakni is in Loha tehsil of Nanded district. Hazur Sahib Nanded is about 12 km away. Nanded is about 12 km away. Loha 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 Kiwala (1.8 km), Zari (2.7 km) and Derla (3.5 km).

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

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