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About Dhulgaon Village

Dhulgaon is a large village in Kavathemahankal tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,517, made up of 1,750 males and 1,767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4512 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhulgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhulgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Kavathemahankal
Pincode 416411
Area (hectares) 4512 hectares
Population 3,517
Male Population 1,750
Female Population 1,767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dhulgaon compares

By the 2011 count Dhulgaon is the 14th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents. Its 4512 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, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Dhulgaon

Dhulgaon 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 Dhulgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhulgaon from other places

Dhulgaon lies about 16 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Madhavnagar, about 13 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 Dhulgaon
Nearest railway station Madhavnagar 13 km
Nearest town Tāsgaon 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kavathemahankal 16 km
District headquarters Sangli 16 km

Villages closest to Dhulgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhulgaon village had a population of 3,517. That makes it the 14th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents.

Dhulgaon village has 1,750 males and 1,767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhulgaon has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Dhulgaon is 416411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhulgaon covers 4512 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.

Dhulgaon falls under Kavathemahankal tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhulgaon is Madhavnagar, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhulgaon.

Dhulgaon is about 16 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhulgaon is in Kavathemahankal tehsil of Sangli district. Madhavnagar is about 13 km away. Tāsgaon is about 13 km away. Kavathemahankal is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhalgaon (under 2 km), Haroli (4.8 km) and Karoli (4.8 km).

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

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