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About Bhekurli Village

Bhekurli is a small village in Dodamarg tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 60 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,267 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1455.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416549, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhekurli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhekurli village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Dodamarg
Pincode 416549
Area (hectares) 1455.78 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 60
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,267
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 Bhekurli compares

By the 2011 count Bhekurli is the 52nd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 1455.78 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 1040.

Getting to Bhekurli

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

Bhekurli lies about 16 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Madure, about 23 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 Bhekurli
District headquarters Sindhudurg 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dodamarg 17 km
Nearest railway station Madure 23 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 23 km

Villages closest to Bhekurli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhekurli village had a population of 136. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Bhekurli village has 60 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhekurli has about 1267 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Bhekurli is 416549. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhekurli covers 1455.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhekurli falls under Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhekurli is Madure, about 23 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 Bhekurli.

Bhekurli is about 16 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhekurli is in Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sindhudurg is about 16 km away. Dodamarg is about 17 km away. Madure is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khadpade (2.9 km), Awade (3.2 km) and Kumbhavade (3.2 km).

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

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