About Dhara Village

Dhara is a mid sized village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,517, made up of 745 males and 772 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 709.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhara village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Bemetara
Pincode	491335
Area (hectares)	709.59 hectares
Population	1,517
Male Population	745
Female Population	772
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,036
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhara compares

By the 2011 count Dhara is the 30th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 709.59 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Dhara

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

Dhara lies about 70 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 29 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 Dhara
Tehsil headquarters	Bemetara	7.0 km
Nearest town	Bemetāra	7.0 km
Nearest railway station	Hathbandh	29 km
District headquarters	Durg	70 km

Villages closest to Dhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhara village had a population of 1,517. That makes it the 30th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Dhara village has 745 males and 772 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhara has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Dhara is 491335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhara covers 709.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhara falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhara is Hathbandh, about 29 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 - 10 km distance for Dhara.

Dhara is about 70 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhara is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Bemetara is about 7.0 km away. Bemetāra is about 7.0 km away. Hathbandh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.