About Dhanikodta Village

Dhanikodta is a mid sized village in Chhindgarh tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 263 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 903.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanikodta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanikodta village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil	Chhindgarh
Pincode	494115
Area (hectares)	903.34 hectares
Population	560
Male Population	263
Female Population	297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,129
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanikodta compares

By the 2011 count Dhanikodta is the 54th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 903.34 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1096.

Getting to Dhanikodta

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

Dhanikodta lies about 17 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kaklur, about 23 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 Dhanikodta
Tehsil headquarters	Chhindgarh	17 km
District headquarters	Dakshin Bastar Dantewada	17 km
Nearest railway station	Kaklur	23 km
Nearest town	Bacheli	32 km

Villages closest to Dhanikodta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanikodta village had a population of 560. That makes it the 54th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Dhanikodta village has 263 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanikodta has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1096.

The pincode recorded for Dhanikodta is 494115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanikodta covers 903.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanikodta falls under Chhindgarh tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanikodta is Kaklur, about 23 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 Dhanikodta.

Dhanikodta is about 17 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanikodta is in Chhindgarh tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Chhindgarh is about 17 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 17 km away. Kaklur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.