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About Dhankhedi Village

Dhankhedi is a small village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 139 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 768.39 hectares hectares.

Dhankhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankhedi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akkalkuwa
Area (hectares) 768.39 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 139
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,122
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhankhedi compares

By the 2011 count Dhankhedi is the 169th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 768.39 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Dhankhedi

Dhankhedi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhankhedi as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Dab, Dahel, Danel and Darasarapadar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhankhedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankhedi village had a population of 295. That makes it the 169th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Dhankhedi village has 139 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankhedi has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Dhankhedi covers 768.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhankhedi falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Dhankhedi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhankhedi.

Dhankhedi is in Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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