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About Dhorkheda Village

Dhorkheda is a mid sized village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,189, made up of 651 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 599 hectares hectares.

Dhorkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhorkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Malegaon
Area (hectares) 599 hectares
Population 1,189
Male Population 651
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhorkheda compares

By the 2011 count Dhorkheda is the 54th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 599 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Dhorkheda

Dhorkheda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhorkheda 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhorkheda from other places

Dhorkheda lies about 19 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 18 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 Dhorkheda
Tehsil headquarters Malegaon 16 km
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 18 km
District headquarters Washim 19 km
Nearest town Wāshīm 19 km

Villages closest to Dhorkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhorkheda village had a population of 1,189. That makes it the 54th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Dhorkheda village has 651 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhorkheda has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Dhorkheda covers 599 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhorkheda falls under Malegaon tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhorkheda is Kekatumar, about 18 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 km distance for Dhorkheda.

Dhorkheda is about 19 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhorkheda is in Malegaon tehsil of Washim district. Malegaon is about 16 km away. Kekatumar is about 18 km away. Washim is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khandala Shinde (under 2 km), Borala Jahagir (1.8 km) and Kotha (2.4 km).

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

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