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About Dhondgaon Village

Dhondgaon is a mid sized village in Samudrapur tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 957, made up of 480 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397.17 hectares hectares.

Dhondgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhondgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Samudrapur
Area (hectares) 397.17 hectares
Population 957
Male Population 480
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhondgaon compares

By the 2011 count Dhondgaon is the 26th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 397.17 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Dhondgaon

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

Dhondgaon lies about 49 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Hinganghat, about 25 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 Dhondgaon
Tehsil headquarters Samudrapur 9.6 km
Nearest town Hinganghāt 24 km
Nearest railway station Hinganghat 25 km
District headquarters Wardha 49 km

Villages closest to Dhondgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhondgaon village had a population of 957. That makes it the 26th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Dhondgaon village has 480 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhondgaon has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Dhondgaon covers 397.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhondgaon falls under Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhondgaon is Hinganghat, about 25 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 Dhondgaon.

Dhondgaon is about 49 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhondgaon is in Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district. Samudrapur is about 9.6 km away. Hinganghāt is about 24 km away. Hinganghat is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Husenpur (under 2 km), Sirpur (2.0 km) and Khairgaon (2.7 km).

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

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