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About Dengachimet Village

Dengachimet is a mid sized village in Jawhar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,445, made up of 684 males and 761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 655.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dengachimet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dengachimet village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Jawhar
Pincode 401603
Area (hectares) 655.96 hectares
Population 1,445
Male Population 684
Female Population 761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,113
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dengachimet compares

By the 2011 count Dengachimet is the 37th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 655.96 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Dengachimet

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

Dengachimet lies about 80 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Vangaon, about 40 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 Dengachimet
Tehsil headquarters Jawhar 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Vangaon 40 km
Nearest town Khaira 42 km
District headquarters Thane 80 km

Villages closest to Dengachimet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dengachimet village had a population of 1,445. That makes it the 37th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Dengachimet village has 684 males and 761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dengachimet has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Dengachimet is 401603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dengachimet covers 655.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dengachimet falls under Jawhar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dengachimet is Vangaon, about 40 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 10+ km distance for Dengachimet.

Dengachimet is about 80 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dengachimet is in Jawhar tehsil of Thane district. Jawhar is about 8.5 km away. Vangaon is about 40 km away. Khaira is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shiroshi (3.9 km), Kasatwadi (4.7 km) and Kashivali Tarf Dengachimet (5.2 km).

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

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