About Dhanaj Village

Dhanaj is a mid sized village in Mukhed tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,047, made up of 543 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 546 hectares hectares.

Dhanaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanaj village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nanded
Tehsil	Mukhed
Area (hectares)	546 hectares
Population	1,047
Male Population	543
Female Population	504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanaj compares

By the 2011 count Dhanaj is the 106th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,768 residents. Its 546 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Dhanaj

Dhanaj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanaj from other places

Dhanaj lies about 62 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Bodhan, about 40 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 town	Deglur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mukhed	30 km
Nearest railway station	Bodhan	40 km
District headquarters	Nanded	62 km

Villages closest to Dhanaj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mukhed 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 1,047. That makes it the 106th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,768 residents.

Dhanaj village has 543 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanaj has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Dhanaj covers 546 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 falls under Mukhed tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhanaj is Bodhan, about 40 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.

Dhanaj is about 62 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 Mukhed tehsil of Nanded district. Deglur is about 12 km away. Mukhed is about 30 km away. Bodhan is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.