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About Dhokawale Village

Dhokawale is a small village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 226, made up of 115 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 620 hectares hectares.

Dhokawale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhokawale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Patan
Area (hectares) 620 hectares
Population 226
Male Population 115
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 Dhokawale compares

By the 2011 count Dhokawale is the 311th largest of the 327 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 859 residents. Its 620 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1089.

Getting to Dhokawale

Dhokawale is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhokawale 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 Dhokawale from other places

Dhokawale lies about 33 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Chiplun, about 25 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 Dhokawale
Nearest town Koynanagar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 20 km
Nearest railway station Chiplun 25 km
District headquarters Satara 33 km

Villages closest to Dhokawale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhokawale village had a population of 226. That makes it the 311th largest of the 327 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 859 residents.

Dhokawale village has 115 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhokawale has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1089.

Dhokawale covers 620 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhokawale falls under Patan tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhokawale is Chiplun, about 25 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 Dhokawale.

Dhokawale is about 33 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhokawale is in Patan tehsil of Satara district. Koynanagar is about 11 km away. Patan is about 20 km away. Chiplun is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nadoli (2.7 km), Zadoli (2.7 km) and Dicholi (3.2 km).

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

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