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About Dhochi Village

Dhochi is a mid sized village in Hinganghat tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 728, made up of 374 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 745.44 hectares hectares.

Dhochi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhochi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Hinganghat
Area (hectares) 745.44 hectares
Population 728
Male Population 374
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhochi compares

By the 2011 count Dhochi is the 55th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 745.44 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Dhochi

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

Dhochi lies about 51 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Nagri, about 17 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 Dhochi
Nearest railway station Nagri 17 km
Nearest town Warora 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Hinganghat 28 km
District headquarters Wardha 51 km

Villages closest to Dhochi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhochi village had a population of 728. That makes it the 55th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Dhochi village has 374 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhochi has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Dhochi covers 745.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhochi falls under Hinganghat tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhochi is Nagri, about 17 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 Dhochi.

Dhochi is about 51 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhochi is in Hinganghat tehsil of Wardha district. Nagri is about 17 km away. Warora is about 26 km away. Hinganghat is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hadsti (1.9 km), Sasti (2.3 km) and Warud (3.0 km).

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

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