About Dhandhan Village

Dhandhan is a large village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,054, made up of 1,053 males and 1,001 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 792.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandhan village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Takhatpur
Pincode	495330
Area (hectares)	792.81 hectares
Population	2,054
Male Population	1,053
Female Population	1,001
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhandhan compares

By the 2011 count Dhandhan is the 35th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 792.81 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Dhandhan

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

Dhandhan lies about 26 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, 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 Dhandhan
Tehsil headquarters	Takhatpur	8.5 km
Nearest railway station	Kalmitar	14 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	26 km
Nearest town	Bilāspur	26 km

Villages closest to Dhandhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandhan village had a population of 2,054. That makes it the 35th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Dhandhan village has 1,053 males and 1,001 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandhan has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Dhandhan is 495330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandhan covers 792.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhandhan falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhandhan is Kalmitar, 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Dhandhan.

Dhandhan is about 26 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandhan is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Takhatpur is about 8.5 km away. Kalmitar is about 14 km away. Bilaspur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.