About Dhurkheda Village

Dhurkheda is a large village in Shahade tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,810, made up of 1,422 males and 1,388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 846.94 hectares hectares.

Dhurkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurkheda village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nandurbar
Tehsil	Shahade
Area (hectares)	846.94 hectares
Population	2,810
Male Population	1,422
Female Population	1,388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhurkheda compares

By the 2011 count Dhurkheda is the 33rd largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 846.94 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Dhurkheda

Dhurkheda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhurkheda 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 Dhurkheda from other places

Dhurkheda lies about 26 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Tisi, about 18 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 Dhurkheda
Nearest town	Shāhāda	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Tisi	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahade	26 km
District headquarters	Nandurbar	26 km

Villages closest to Dhurkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurkheda village had a population of 2,810. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Dhurkheda village has 1,422 males and 1,388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurkheda has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Dhurkheda covers 846.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhurkheda falls under Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhurkheda is Tisi, about 18 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 Dhurkheda.

Dhurkheda is about 26 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhurkheda is in Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district. Shāhāda is about 5.7 km away. Tisi is about 18 km away. Shahade is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.