About Dhanakwadi Village

Dhanakwadi is a mid sized village in Purandhar tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 521, made up of 263 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521 hectares hectares.

Dhanakwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanakwadi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Pune
Tehsil	Purandhar
Area (hectares)	521 hectares
Population	521
Male Population	263
Female Population	258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanakwadi compares

By the 2011 count Dhanakwadi is the 96th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,664 residents. Its 521 hectares work out to about 1.0 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dhanakwadi

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

Dhanakwadi lies about 23 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Kothrud, about 20 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 Dhanakwadi
Nearest town	Kharakvasla	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kothrud	20 km
District headquarters	Pune	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Purandhar	25 km

Villages closest to Dhanakwadi

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

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Common questions about Dhanakwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanakwadi village had a population of 521. That makes it the 96th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,664 residents.

Dhanakwadi village has 263 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanakwadi has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Dhanakwadi covers 521 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanakwadi falls under Purandhar tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhanakwadi is Kothrud, about 20 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 Dhanakwadi.

Dhanakwadi is about 23 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanakwadi is in Purandhar tehsil of Pune district. Kharakvasla is about 12 km away. Kothrud is about 20 km away. Pune is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.