About Aheri Village

Aheri is a large village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,388, made up of 1,178 males and 1,210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 742 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 490024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aheri village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Dhamdha
Pincode	490024
Area (hectares)	742 hectares
Population	2,388
Male Population	1,178
Female Population	1,210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Aheri compares

By the 2011 count Aheri is the 15th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 742 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Aheri

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

Aheri lies about 17 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhilai Power House, about 12 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 Aheri
Nearest town	Ahīwāra	7.1 km
Nearest railway station	Bhilai Power House	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhamdha	16 km
District headquarters	Durg	17 km

Villages closest to Aheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aheri village had a population of 2,388. That makes it the 15th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Aheri village has 1,178 males and 1,210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aheri has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Aheri is 490024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aheri covers 742 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aheri falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Aheri is Bhilai Power House, about 12 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 Aheri.

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

Aheri is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Ahīwāra is about 7.1 km away. Bhilai Power House is about 12 km away. Dhamdha is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.