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About Dharkanha Village

Dharkanha is a small village in Mahagaon tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 156 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403 hectares hectares.

Dharkanha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharkanha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Mahagaon
Area (hectares) 403 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 156
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharkanha compares

By the 2011 count Dharkanha is the 103rd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,697 residents. Its 403 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 939.

Getting to Dharkanha

Dharkanha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharkanha as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Dagad Thar, Dahisawali, Dahiwad Kh and Dhanoda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dharkanha

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharkanha village had a population of 295. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,697 residents.

Dharkanha village has 156 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharkanha has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Dharkanha covers 403 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharkanha falls under Mahagaon tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Dharkanha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dharkanha.

Dharkanha is in Mahagaon tehsil of Yavatmal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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