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About Dhobanpuri Village

Dhobanpuri is a mid sized village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,035, made up of 524 males and 511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobanpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobanpuri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gurur
Pincode 491557
Area (hectares) 388.97 hectares
Population 1,035
Male Population 524
Female Population 511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhobanpuri compares

By the 2011 count Dhobanpuri is the 59th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 388.97 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Dhobanpuri

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

Dhobanpuri lies about 55 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Latabor, 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 Dhobanpuri
Tehsil headquarters Gurur 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Latabor 14 km
Nearest town Balod 16 km
District headquarters Durg 55 km

Villages closest to Dhobanpuri

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.

Common questions about Dhobanpuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobanpuri village had a population of 1,035. That makes it the 59th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Dhobanpuri village has 524 males and 511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobanpuri has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Dhobanpuri is 491557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobanpuri covers 388.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhobanpuri falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhobanpuri is Latabor, 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 <5 km distance for Dhobanpuri.

Dhobanpuri is about 55 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobanpuri is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Gurur is about 5.6 km away. Latabor is about 14 km away. Balod is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chirchari (under 2 km), Bharda (2.0 km) and Bagdai (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhobanpuri today is likely to be higher.

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