About Dhanapuri Village

Dhanapuri is a mid sized village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,210, made up of 600 males and 610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanapuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanapuri village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Gurur
Pincode	491227
Area (hectares)	492.79 hectares
Population	1,210
Male Population	600
Female Population	610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanapuri compares

By the 2011 count Dhanapuri is the 52nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 492.79 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Dhanapuri

Dhanapuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanapuri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanapuri from other places

Dhanapuri lies about 62 km from Durg. 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 Dhanapuri
Tehsil headquarters	Gurur	4.9 km
Nearest town	Dhamtari	18 km
District headquarters	Durg	62 km

Villages closest to Dhanapuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanapuri village had a population of 1,210. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Dhanapuri village has 600 males and 610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanapuri has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Dhanapuri is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanapuri covers 492.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanapuri falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Dhanapuri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanapuri.

Dhanapuri is about 62 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanapuri is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Gurur is about 4.9 km away. Dhamtari is about 18 km away. Durg is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.