About Dandwal Village

Dandwal is a mid sized village in Mokhada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 972, made up of 488 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 452.94 hectares hectares.

Dandwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandwal village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Mokhada
Area (hectares)	452.94 hectares
Population	972
Male Population	488
Female Population	484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandwal compares

By the 2011 count Dandwal is the 33rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 452.94 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Dandwal

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

Dandwal lies about 100 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Padli, about 33 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 Dandwal
Tehsil headquarters	Mokhada	10 km
Nearest railway station	Padli	33 km
Nearest town	Igatpuri	35 km
District headquarters	Thane	100 km

Villages closest to Dandwal

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

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Common questions about Dandwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandwal village had a population of 972. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Dandwal village has 488 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandwal has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Dandwal covers 452.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dandwal falls under Mokhada tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dandwal is Padli, about 33 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 Dandwal.

Dandwal is about 100 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandwal is in Mokhada tehsil of Thane district. Mokhada is about 10 km away. Padli is about 33 km away. Igatpuri is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.