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About Dhangarwadi Village

Dhangarwadi is a large village in Junnar tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,306, made up of 1,236 males and 1,070 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 792 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 410504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhangarwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangarwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Junnar
Pincode 410504
Area (hectares) 792 hectares
Population 2,306
Male Population 1,236
Female Population 1,070
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhangarwadi compares

By the 2011 count Dhangarwadi is the 48th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 792 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Dhangarwadi

Dhangarwadi 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 Dhangarwadi 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 Dhangarwadi from other places

Dhangarwadi lies about 95 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Ghoti, about 48 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 Dhangarwadi
Tehsil headquarters Junnar 18 km
Nearest railway station Ghoti 48 km
District headquarters Pune 95 km

Villages closest to Dhangarwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangarwadi village had a population of 2,306. That makes it the 48th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Dhangarwadi village has 1,236 males and 1,070 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangarwadi has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Dhangarwadi is 410504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhangarwadi covers 792 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhangarwadi falls under Junnar tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhangarwadi is Ghoti, about 48 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 Dhangarwadi.

Dhangarwadi is about 95 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangarwadi is in Junnar tehsil of Pune district. Junnar is about 18 km away. Ghoti is about 48 km away. Pune is about 95 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jambhulshi (2.9 km), Somatwadi (5.4 km) and Alu (6.7 km).

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

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