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About Dehani Village

Dehani is a large village in Digras tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,216, made up of 2,226 males and 1,990 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2789.63 hectares hectares.

Dehani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Digras
Area (hectares) 2789.63 hectares
Population 4,216
Male Population 2,226
Female Population 1,990
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dehani compares

By the 2011 count Dehani is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,423 residents. Its 2789.63 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 936.

Getting to Dehani

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

Dehani lies about 52 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Darwha Motibag, about 34 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 Dehani
Tehsil headquarters Digras 15 km
Nearest railway station Darwha Motibag 34 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 52 km

Villages closest to Dehani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehani village had a population of 4,216. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,423 residents.

Dehani village has 2,226 males and 1,990 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehani has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Dehani covers 2789.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dehani falls under Digras tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dehani is Darwha Motibag, about 34 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 village for Dehani.

Dehani is about 52 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehani is in Digras tehsil of Yavatmal district. Digras is about 15 km away. Darwha Motibag is about 34 km away. Yavatmal is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ashta (3.2 km), Kalgaon (3.2 km) and Kandali (3.4 km).

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

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