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About Dukkarwadi Village

Dukkarwadi is a mid sized village in Bhum tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 290 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1344.58 hectares hectares.

Dukkarwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dukkarwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Bhum
Area (hectares) 1344.58 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 290
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dukkarwadi compares

By the 2011 count Dukkarwadi is the 75th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 1344.58 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Dukkarwadi

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

Dukkarwadi lies about 58 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Kuslamb, about 33 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 Dukkarwadi
Tehsil headquarters Bhum 11 km
Nearest railway station Kuslamb 33 km
Nearest town Barshi 36 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 58 km

Villages closest to Dukkarwadi

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 Dukkarwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dukkarwadi village had a population of 548. That makes it the 75th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Dukkarwadi village has 290 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dukkarwadi has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Dukkarwadi covers 1344.58 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.

Dukkarwadi falls under Bhum tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dukkarwadi is Kuslamb, about 33 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 Dukkarwadi.

Dukkarwadi is about 58 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dukkarwadi is in Bhum tehsil of Osmanabad district. Bhum is about 11 km away. Kuslamb is about 33 km away. Barshi is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukta (4.0 km), Bagalwadi (4.7 km) and Ghatnandur (4.8 km).

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

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