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About Dhom Village

Dhom is a mid sized village in Wai tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,288, made up of 641 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhom Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhom village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Wai
Pincode 412803
Area (hectares) 511 hectares
Population 1,288
Male Population 641
Female Population 647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhom compares

By the 2011 count Dhom is the 39th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 511 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1064.

Getting to Dhom

Dhom is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhom 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. The nearest villages by name are Darewadi, Dasvadi, Degaon and Dhavadi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhom

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhom village had a population of 1,288. That makes it the 39th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Dhom village has 641 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhom has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1064.

The pincode recorded for Dhom is 412803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhom covers 511 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhom falls under Wai tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Dhom notes the nearest railway station 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 Dhom.

Dhom is in Wai tehsil of Satara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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