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About Dahitane Village

Dahitane is a large village in Akkalkot tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,373, made up of 1,794 males and 1,579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1909 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahitane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahitane village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Akkalkot
Pincode 413216
Area (hectares) 1909 hectares
Population 3,373
Male Population 1,794
Female Population 1,579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahitane compares

By the 2011 count Dahitane is the 19th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,836 residents. Its 1909 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Dahitane

Dahitane is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dahitane 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 Dahitane from other places

Dahitane lies about 31 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Akalkot Road, about 16 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 Dahitane
Nearest town Akalkot 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Akalkot Road 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Akkalkot 31 km
District headquarters Solapur 31 km

Villages closest to Dahitane

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahitane village had a population of 3,373. That makes it the 19th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,836 residents.

Dahitane village has 1,794 males and 1,579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahitane has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Dahitane is 413216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahitane covers 1909 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dahitane falls under Akkalkot tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dahitane is Akalkot Road, about 16 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 Dahitane.

Dahitane is about 31 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahitane is in Akkalkot tehsil of Solapur district. Akalkot is about 6.8 km away. Akalkot Road is about 16 km away. Akkalkot is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chapalgaon (2.9 km), Basavgir (3.4 km) and Kolekarwadi (4.1 km).

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

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