The tehsil is surrounded by Madhya Pradesh state on north and east, Shahada and Talode tehsils on south and Akkalkuwa on west.

[2] Maharashtra State Highway 1 (MSH-1) passes through the tehsil along with Akkalkuwa and Shahada.

The hill station and tourist attraction Toranmal is located in this tehsil.

Bilgaon is a village in Dhadgaon tehsil known for its developmental work and serving as an inspiration for the film Swades.

The total population of Dhadgaon (Akrani) sub-district, as per 2001 India census was 1,36,504.