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About Dahitana Village

Dahitana is a mid sized village in Paranda tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 393 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 629.89 hectares hectares.

Dahitana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahitana village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Paranda
Area (hectares) 629.89 hectares
Population 783
Male Population 393
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahitana compares

By the 2011 count Dahitana is the 65th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 629.89 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Dahitana

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

Dahitana lies about 53 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Uplai, about 15 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 Dahitana
Tehsil headquarters Paranda 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Uplai 15 km
Nearest town Barshi 17 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 53 km

Villages closest to Dahitana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahitana village had a population of 783. That makes it the 65th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Dahitana village has 393 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahitana has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 892.

Dahitana covers 629.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dahitana falls under Paranda tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dahitana is Uplai, about 15 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 Dahitana.

Dahitana is about 53 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahitana is in Paranda tehsil of Osmanabad district. Paranda is about 8.9 km away. Uplai is about 15 km away. Barshi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodakha (under 2 km), Gharagaon (2.5 km) and Kangalgaon (2.8 km).

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

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