About Dolkhamb Village

Dolkhamb is a large village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,257, made up of 1,200 males and 1,057 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 400600, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dolkhamb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dolkhamb village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Shahapur
Pincode	400600
Area (hectares)	363 hectares
Population	2,257
Male Population	1,200
Female Population	1,057
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dolkhamb compares

By the 2011 count Dolkhamb is the 16th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 363 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Dolkhamb

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

Dolkhamb lies about 73 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Kasara, about 21 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 Dolkhamb
Nearest railway station	Kasara	21 km
Nearest town	Igatpuri	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahapur	28 km
District headquarters	Thane	73 km

Villages closest to Dolkhamb

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dolkhamb village had a population of 2,257. That makes it the 16th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Dolkhamb village has 1,200 males and 1,057 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dolkhamb has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Dolkhamb is 400600. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dolkhamb covers 363 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dolkhamb falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dolkhamb is Kasara, about 21 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 Dolkhamb.

Dolkhamb is about 73 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dolkhamb is in Shahapur tehsil of Thane district. Kasara is about 21 km away. Igatpuri is about 23 km away. Shahapur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.