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About Dhangarwadi Village

Dhangarwadi is a mid sized village in Khandala tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,251, made up of 653 males and 598 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 555 hectares hectares.

Dhangarwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangarwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Khandala
Area (hectares) 555 hectares
Population 1,251
Male Population 653
Female Population 598
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhangarwadi compares

By the 2011 count Dhangarwadi is the 36th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 555 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Dhangarwadi

Dhangarwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhangarwadi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhangarwadi from other places

Dhangarwadi lies about 145 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Palasdhari Station, about 12 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 Dhangarwadi
Nearest railway station Palasdhari Station 12 km
Nearest town Karjat 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Khandala 18 km
District headquarters Satara 145 km

Villages closest to Dhangarwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangarwadi village had a population of 1,251. That makes it the 36th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Dhangarwadi village has 653 males and 598 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangarwadi has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Dhangarwadi covers 555 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhangarwadi falls under Khandala tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhangarwadi is Palasdhari Station, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhangarwadi.

Dhangarwadi is about 145 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangarwadi is in Khandala tehsil of Satara district. Palasdhari Station is about 12 km away. Karjat is about 15 km away. Khandala is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balu Patlachiwadi (2.0 km), Bavkalwadi (2.0 km) and Dhawadwadi (2.0 km).

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

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