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About Dandegaon Village

Dandegaon is a mid sized village in Bhum tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 972, made up of 520 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 615.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Bhum
Pincode 413504
Area (hectares) 615.4 hectares
Population 972
Male Population 520
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandegaon compares

By the 2011 count Dandegaon is the 52nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 615.4 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Dandegaon

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

Dandegaon lies about 74 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Ashti, about 43 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 Dandegaon
Tehsil headquarters Bhum 24 km
Nearest town Jāmkhed 25 km
Nearest railway station Ashti 43 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 74 km

Villages closest to Dandegaon

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

Common questions about Dandegaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandegaon village had a population of 972. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Dandegaon village has 520 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandegaon has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Dandegaon is 413504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandegaon covers 615.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dandegaon falls under Bhum tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dandegaon is Ashti, about 43 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 Dandegaon.

Dandegaon is about 74 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandegaon is in Bhum tehsil of Osmanabad district. Bhum is about 24 km away. Jāmkhed is about 25 km away. Ashti is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birobachiwadi (under 2 km), Jejla (2.6 km) and Tintraj (3.0 km).

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

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