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About Dhonderapal Village

Dhonderapal is a mid sized village in Keskal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 271 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 666 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhonderapal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhonderapal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Keskal
Pincode 494334
Area (hectares) 666 hectares
Population 536
Male Population 271
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhonderapal compares

By the 2011 count Dhonderapal is the 46th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 666 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Dhonderapal

Dhonderapal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhonderapal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dhonderapal from other places

Dhonderapal lies about 115 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 41 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 Dhonderapal
Tehsil headquarters Keskal 11 km
Nearest town Kānker 12 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 41 km
District headquarters Bastar 115 km

Villages closest to Dhonderapal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhonderapal village had a population of 536. That makes it the 46th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Dhonderapal village has 271 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhonderapal has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Dhonderapal is 494334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhonderapal covers 666 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhonderapal falls under Keskal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhonderapal is Antagarh, about 41 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhonderapal.

Dhonderapal is about 115 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhonderapal is in Keskal tehsil of Bastar district. Keskal is about 11 km away. Kānker is about 12 km away. Antagarh is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khalemurvend (1.8 km), Harwel (3.1 km) and Kukdadah (3.9 km).

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

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