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About Dhakti Dahanu Village

Dhakti Dahanu is a large village in Dahanu tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,903, made up of 2,419 males and 2,484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 401601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakti Dahanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakti Dahanu village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Dahanu
Pincode 401601
Population 4,903
Male Population 2,419
Female Population 2,484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhakti Dahanu compares

By the 2011 count Dhakti Dahanu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Dhakti Dahanu

Dhakti Dahanu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhakti Dahanu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhakti Dahanu from other places

Dhakti Dahanu lies about 90 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Dahanu Road, about 4.2 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 Dhakti Dahanu
Tehsil headquarters Dahanu under 2 km
Nearest town Dāhānu under 2 km
Nearest railway station Dahanu Road 4.2 km
District headquarters Thane 90 km

Villages closest to Dhakti Dahanu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakti Dahanu village had a population of 4,903. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents.

Dhakti Dahanu village has 2,419 males and 2,484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakti Dahanu has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Dhakti Dahanu is 401601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakti Dahanu falls under Dahanu tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhakti Dahanu is Dahanu Road, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dhakti Dahanu.

Dhakti Dahanu is about 90 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakti Dahanu is in Dahanu tehsil of Thane district. Dahanu is about under 2 km away. Dāhānu is about under 2 km away. Dahanu Road is about 4.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saravali (6.3 km), Vangaon (11 km) and Vasgaon (11 km).

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

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