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About Dhopeshwar Village

Dhopeshwar is a mid sized village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,693, made up of 819 males and 874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1357 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhopeshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhopeshwar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416702
Area (hectares) 1357 hectares
Population 1,693
Male Population 819
Female Population 874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhopeshwar compares

By the 2011 count Dhopeshwar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 1357 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1229.

Getting to Dhopeshwar

Dhopeshwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhopeshwar 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Deulwadi, Devache Gothane, Devi Hasol and Dhamanpe. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhopeshwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhopeshwar village had a population of 1,693. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Dhopeshwar village has 819 males and 874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhopeshwar has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1229.

The pincode recorded for Dhopeshwar is 416702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhopeshwar covers 1357 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.

Dhopeshwar falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Dhopeshwar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Dhopeshwar is in Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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