About Dhanaj Village

Dhanaj is a large village in Umarkhed tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,594, made up of 1,332 males and 1,262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 963.33 hectares hectares.

Dhanaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanaj village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Yavatmal
Tehsil	Umarkhed
Area (hectares)	963.33 hectares
Population	2,594
Male Population	1,332
Female Population	1,262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanaj compares

By the 2011 count Dhanaj is the 14th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents. Its 963.33 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Dhanaj

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

Dhanaj lies about 95 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Bolda, about 35 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 Dhanaj
Nearest town	Pusad	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Umarkhed	21 km
Nearest railway station	Bolda	35 km
District headquarters	Yavatmal	95 km

Villages closest to Dhanaj

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

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Common questions about Dhanaj

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanaj village had a population of 2,594. That makes it the 14th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents.

Dhanaj village has 1,332 males and 1,262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanaj has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Dhanaj covers 963.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanaj falls under Umarkhed tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhanaj is Bolda, about 35 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 Dhanaj.

Dhanaj is about 95 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanaj is in Umarkhed tehsil of Yavatmal district. Pusad is about 20 km away. Umarkhed is about 21 km away. Bolda is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.