About Dhanaj Village

Dhanaj is a mid sized village in Naigaon tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 941, made up of 493 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339 hectares hectares.

Dhanaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanaj village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nanded
Tehsil	Naigaon
Area (hectares)	339 hectares
Population	941
Male Population	493
Female Population	448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
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 67th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents. Its 339 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

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 43 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Karkheli, 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 Dhanaj
Nearest railway station	Karkheli	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Naigaon	12 km
Nearest town	Dharmābād	24 km
District headquarters	Nanded	43 km

Villages closest to Dhanaj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Naigaon 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 941. That makes it the 67th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents.

Dhanaj village has 493 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanaj has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Dhanaj covers 339 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanaj falls under Naigaon tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhanaj is Karkheli, 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 10+ km distance for Dhanaj.

Dhanaj is about 43 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 Naigaon tehsil of Nanded district. Karkheli is about 12 km away. Naigaon is about 12 km away. Dharmābād is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.