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About Dodwa Village

Dodwa is a mid sized village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 767, made up of 374 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.72 hectares hectares.

Dodwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodwa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akkalkuwa
Area (hectares) 221.72 hectares
Population 767
Male Population 374
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dodwa compares

By the 2011 count Dodwa is the 113th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 221.72 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Dodwa

Dodwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dodwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Darasarapadar, Deomogaranagar, Dhankhedi and Dhebramal. 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 Dodwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodwa village had a population of 767. That makes it the 113th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Dodwa village has 374 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodwa has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Dodwa covers 221.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dodwa falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dodwa.

Dodwa 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 Dodwa today is likely to be higher.

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