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About Dhanakwadi Village

Dhanakwadi is a small village in Karad tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 67 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares.

Dhanakwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanakwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Karad
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 67
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 996.

Getting to Dhanakwadi

Dhanakwadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanakwadi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 64 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, about 33 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 Shahuwadi 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Karad 31 km
Nearest railway station Shenoli 33 km
District headquarters Satara 64 km

Villages closest to Dhanakwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanakwadi village had a population of 140. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Dhanakwadi village has 67 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanakwadi has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Dhanakwadi covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanakwadi falls under Karad tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhanakwadi is Shenoli, about 33 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhanakwadi.

Dhanakwadi is about 64 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanakwadi is in Karad tehsil of Satara district. Shahuwadi is about 22 km away. Karad is about 31 km away. Shenoli is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangwadi (2.3 km), Banugadewadi (7.3 km) and Bhavanwadi (7.5 km).

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

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