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About Dhanoshi Village

Dhanoshi is a mid sized village in Jawhar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,182, made up of 563 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanoshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanoshi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Jawhar
Pincode 401603
Area (hectares) 348.02 hectares
Population 1,182
Male Population 563
Female Population 619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanoshi compares

By the 2011 count Dhanoshi is the 48th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 348.02 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 Dhanoshi

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

Dhanoshi lies about 97 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Padli, about 20 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 Dhanoshi
Nearest railway station Padli 20 km
Nearest town Igatpuri 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawhar 30 km
District headquarters Thane 97 km

Villages closest to Dhanoshi

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 Dhanoshi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanoshi village had a population of 1,182. That makes it the 48th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Dhanoshi village has 563 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanoshi has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

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

Dhanoshi covers 348.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanoshi falls under Jawhar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhanoshi is Padli, about 20 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 Dhanoshi.

Dhanoshi is about 97 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanoshi is in Jawhar tehsil of Thane district. Padli is about 20 km away. Igatpuri is about 23 km away. Jawhar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garadwadi (5.1 km), Rajewadi (5.1 km) and Vangani (5.7 km).

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

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