About Dhong Village

Dhong is a large village in Nawapur tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,046, made up of 1,010 males and 1,036 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhong village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nandurbar
Tehsil	Nawapur
Pincode	425416
Area (hectares)	528.05 hectares
Population	2,046
Male Population	1,010
Female Population	1,036
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,026
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhong compares

By the 2011 count Dhong is the 25th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 528.05 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Dhong

Dhong is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhong 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhong from other places

Dhong lies about 25 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Khatgaon, about 4.2 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 Dhong
Nearest railway station	Khatgaon	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawapur	25 km
District headquarters	Nandurbar	25 km

Villages closest to Dhong

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhong village had a population of 2,046. That makes it the 25th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Dhong village has 1,010 males and 1,036 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhong has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Dhong is 425416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhong covers 528.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhong falls under Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhong is Khatgaon, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dhong is about 25 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhong is in Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district. Khatgaon is about 4.2 km away. Nawapur is about 25 km away. Nandurbar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.