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About Dhumankheda Village

Dhumankheda is a mid sized village in Samudrapur tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 803, made up of 407 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 669 hectares hectares.

Dhumankheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhumankheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Samudrapur
Area (hectares) 669 hectares
Population 803
Male Population 407
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhumankheda compares

By the 2011 count Dhumankheda is the 37th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 669 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Dhumankheda

Dhumankheda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhumankheda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dhumankheda from other places

Dhumankheda lies about 42 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Sindi, about 20 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 Dhumankheda
Tehsil headquarters Samudrapur 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Sindi 20 km
Nearest town Hinganghāt 22 km
District headquarters Wardha 42 km

Villages closest to Dhumankheda

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 Dhumankheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhumankheda village had a population of 803. That makes it the 37th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Dhumankheda village has 407 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhumankheda has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Dhumankheda covers 669 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhumankheda falls under Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhumankheda is Sindi, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhumankheda.

Dhumankheda is about 42 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhumankheda is in Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district. Samudrapur is about 5.6 km away. Sindi is about 20 km away. Hinganghāt is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ralegaon (1.8 km), Parodhi (2.0 km) and Tekadi (2.3 km).

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

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