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About Dhalgaon Village

Dhalgaon is one of the larger villages in Kavathemahankal tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,370, made up of 2,761 males and 2,609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2980 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhalgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Kavathemahankal
Pincode 416403
Area (hectares) 2980 hectares
Population 5,370
Male Population 2,761
Female Population 2,609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dhalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Dhalgaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents. Its 2980 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Dhalgaon

Dhalgaon 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 Dhalgaon 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 Dhalgaon from other places

Dhalgaon 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 Dhalgaon
Nearest railway station Madhavnagar 13 km
Nearest town Tāsgaon 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kavathemahankal 16 km
District headquarters Sangli 16 km

Villages closest to Dhalgaon

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 Dhalgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhalgaon village had a population of 5,370. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents.

Dhalgaon village has 2,761 males and 2,609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhalgaon has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Dhalgaon is 416403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhalgaon covers 2980 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhalgaon falls under Kavathemahankal tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhalgaon 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 Dhalgaon.

Dhalgaon 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.

Dhalgaon 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 Dhulgaon (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 Dhalgaon today is likely to be higher.

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