About Dhanaj Village

Dhanaj is a mid sized village in Mudkhed tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 792, made up of 399 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400.51 hectares hectares.

Dhanaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanaj village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nanded
Tehsil	Mudkhed
Area (hectares)	400.51 hectares
Population	792
Male Population	399
Female Population	393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dhanaj compares

By the 2011 count Dhanaj is the 42nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents. Its 400.51 hectares work out to about 2.0 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, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dhanaj

Dhanaj is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhanaj 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanaj from other places

Dhanaj lies about 11 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Mugat, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station	Mugat	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mudkhed	9.2 km
District headquarters	Nanded	11 km

Villages closest to Dhanaj

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

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Common questions about Dhanaj

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanaj village had a population of 792. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents.

Dhanaj village has 399 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanaj has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Dhanaj covers 400.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanaj falls under Mudkhed tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhanaj is Mugat, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhanaj.

Dhanaj is about 11 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanaj is in Mudkhed tehsil of Nanded district. Mugat is about under 2 km away. Mudkhed is about 9.2 km away. Nanded is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.