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About Dhansar Village

Dhansar is a mid sized village in Palghar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,787, made up of 880 males and 907 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.12 hectares hectares.

Dhansar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhansar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Palghar
Area (hectares) 334.12 hectares
Population 1,787
Male Population 880
Female Population 907
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhansar compares

By the 2011 count Dhansar is the 59th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 334.12 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Dhansar

Dhansar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhansar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dandi, Dapoli, Darshet and Datiware. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhansar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhansar village had a population of 1,787. That makes it the 59th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Dhansar village has 880 males and 907 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhansar has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Dhansar covers 334.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhansar falls under Palghar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Dhansar notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhansar.

Dhansar is in Palghar tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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