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About Dhanep Village

Dhanep is a mid sized village in Velhe tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 589, made up of 293 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 771 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanep Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanep village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Velhe
Pincode 412212
Area (hectares) 771 hectares
Population 589
Male Population 293
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanep compares

By the 2011 count Dhanep is the 33rd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 771 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Dhanep

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

Dhanep lies about 33 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Kothrud, about 29 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 Dhanep
Tehsil headquarters Velhe under 2 km
Nearest town Kharakvasla 21 km
Nearest railway station Kothrud 29 km
District headquarters Pune 33 km

Villages closest to Dhanep

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanep village had a population of 589. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Dhanep village has 293 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanep has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Dhanep is 412212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanep covers 771 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanep falls under Velhe tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhanep is Kothrud, about 29 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 Dhanep.

Dhanep is about 33 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanep is in Velhe tehsil of Pune district. Velhe is about under 2 km away. Kharakvasla is about 21 km away. Kothrud is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Velhe Bk (under 2 km), Velhe Bk Ghera (under 2 km) and Velhe Kh Ghera (under 2 km).

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

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