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About Dharkhed Village

Dharkhed is a mid sized village in Gangakhed tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,742, made up of 884 males and 858 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 761 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Gangakhed
Pincode 431314
Area (hectares) 761 hectares
Population 1,742
Male Population 884
Female Population 858
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dharkhed compares

By the 2011 count Dharkhed is the 31st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 761 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Dharkhed

Dharkhed is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dharkhed as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharkhed from other places

Dharkhed lies about 32 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Gangakher, about under 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 Dharkhed
Nearest railway station Gangakher under 2 km
Nearest town Gangākher under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangakhed 32 km
District headquarters Parbhani 32 km

Villages closest to Dharkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharkhed village had a population of 1,742. That makes it the 31st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Dharkhed village has 884 males and 858 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharkhed has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Dharkhed is 431314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharkhed covers 761 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharkhed falls under Gangakhed tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dharkhed is Gangakher, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharkhed.

Dharkhed is about 32 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharkhed is in Gangakhed tehsil of Parbhani district. Gangakher is about under 2 km away. Gangākher is about under 2 km away. Gangakhed is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangakhed (under 2 km), Bhambarwadi (1.9 km) and Muli (3.3 km).

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

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