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About Dhansal Village

Dhansal is a large village in Pusad tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,417, made up of 1,264 males and 1,153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 445215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhansal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhansal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Pusad
Pincode 445215
Area (hectares) 314.99 hectares
Population 2,417
Male Population 1,264
Female Population 1,153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhansal compares

By the 2011 count Dhansal is the 25th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents. Its 314.99 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Dhansal

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

Dhansal lies about 86 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Kannargoan Naka, about 39 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 Dhansal
Tehsil headquarters Pusad 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Kannargoan Naka 39 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 86 km

Villages closest to Dhansal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhansal village had a population of 2,417. That makes it the 25th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents.

Dhansal village has 1,264 males and 1,153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhansal has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Dhansal is 445215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhansal covers 314.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhansal falls under Pusad tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhansal is Kannargoan Naka, about 39 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 Dhansal.

Dhansal is about 86 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhansal is in Pusad tehsil of Yavatmal district. Pusad is about 8.1 km away. Kannargoan Naka is about 39 km away. Yavatmal is about 86 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Upavanwadi (under 2 km), Mansal (under 2 km) and Wadsad (1.6 km).

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

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