About Dhanaura Village

Dhanaura is a mid sized village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,085, made up of 553 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanaura village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Gurur
Pincode	491227
Area (hectares)	298.43 hectares
Population	1,085
Male Population	553
Female Population	532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanaura compares

By the 2011 count Dhanaura is the 56th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 298.43 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 Dhanaura

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

Dhanaura 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 Dhanaura
Tehsil headquarters	Gurur	4.9 km
Nearest town	Dhamtari	18 km
District headquarters	Durg	62 km

Villages closest to Dhanaura

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 Dhanaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanaura village had a population of 1,085. That makes it the 56th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Dhanaura village has 553 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanaura has about 962 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 Dhanaura is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanaura covers 298.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanaura falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Dhanaura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanaura.

Dhanaura 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.

Dhanaura 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.