About Dhanar Village

Dhanar is a small village in Jhanduta tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 164 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174017, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Jhanduta
Pincode	174017
Area (hectares)	126.19 hectares
Population	339
Male Population	164
Female Population	175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,067
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanar compares

By the 2011 count Dhanar is the 95th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 126.19 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Dhanar

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

Dhanar lies about 22 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 14 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 Dhanar
Nearest railway station	Kotmi Sonar	14 km
Nearest town	Akaltara	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jhanduta	22 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	22 km

Villages closest to Dhanar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanar village had a population of 339. That makes it the 95th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Dhanar village has 164 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanar has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Dhanar is 174017. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanar covers 126.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanar falls under Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanar is Kotmi Sonar, about 14 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 Dhanar.

Dhanar is about 22 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanar is in Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kotmi Sonar is about 14 km away. Akaltara is about 16 km away. Jhanduta is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.