Geographic Location of Dhuktan

The village Dhuktan is located in Palghar Tahsil of Palghar District in the State of Maharashtra in India. It comes under Palghar Community Development Block. The nearest town is Palghar, which is about 14 kilometers away from Dhuktan.

Travel and Communication for Dhuktan

The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Dhuktan,
Palghar,
Maharashtra, India
PIN - 401404

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Dhuktan

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A brief summary of available data for Dhuktan is given below:

Social Structure of Dhuktan

As per available data from the year 2009, 2850 persons live in 635 house holds in the village Dhuktan. There are 1440 female individuals and 1410 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.53% and males constitute 49.47% of the total population.

There are 86 scheduled castes persons of which 38 are females and 48 are males. Females constitute 44.19% and males constitute 55.81% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 3.02% of the total population.

There are 2174 scheduled tribes persons of which 1107 are females and 1067 are males. Females constitute 50.92% and males constitute 49.08% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 76.28% of the total population.

Population density of Dhuktan is 359.34 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Dhuktan

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Total area of Dhuktan is 793.12 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 354.78 ha. About 2.69 ha is un-irrigated area. About 352.09 ha is irrigated area. About 0.18 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 2.51 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 2.1 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 7.1 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 19.27 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 39.38 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Dhuktan

There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Dhuktan.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Dhuktan.

There is a government middle school in the village Dhuktan.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government secondary school in Govade, which is less than 5 kms away from Dhuktan.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government senior secondary school in Palghar, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhuktan.

Colleges in Dhuktan

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Palghar, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhuktan.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Palghar, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhuktan.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Virar, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhuktan.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Virar, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhuktan.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Palghar, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhuktan.

Other Educational Facilities in Dhuktan

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Palghar, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhuktan.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Palghar, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhuktan.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Palghar, which is more than 10 kms away from Dhuktan.

Healthcare Facilities in Dhuktan

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Dhuktan.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Dhuktan.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Dhuktan.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Dhuktan.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Dhuktan.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Dhuktan.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Dhuktan.

There is a dispensary with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Dhuktan.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Dhuktan.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Dhuktan.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Dhuktan.

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