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About Dhanras Village

Dhanras is a mid sized village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,507, made up of 737 males and 770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 799.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanras village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Kota
Pincode 495113
Area (hectares) 799.86 hectares
Population 1,507
Male Population 737
Female Population 770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanras compares

By the 2011 count Dhanras is the 34th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 799.86 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Dhanras

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

Dhanras lies about 32 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 10 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 Dhanras
Tehsil headquarters Kota 10 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 10 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 25 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 32 km

Villages closest to Dhanras

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanras village had a population of 1,507. That makes it the 34th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Dhanras village has 737 males and 770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanras has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Dhanras is 495113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanras covers 799.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanras falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanras is Kargi Road, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Dhanras.

Dhanras is about 32 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanras is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kota is about 10 km away. Kargi Road is about 10 km away. Ratanpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kewarapara (under 2 km), Mohtara (under 2 km) and Karka (under 2 km).

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

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