About Dhandhani Village

Dhandhani is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 707, made up of 366 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandhani village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Nawagarh
Pincode	491337
Area (hectares)	339.82 hectares
Population	707
Male Population	366
Female Population	341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhandhani compares

By the 2011 count Dhandhani is the 98th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 339.82 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Dhandhani

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

Dhandhani lies about 88 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 33 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 Dhandhani
Tehsil headquarters	Nawagarh	6.1 km
Nearest town	Mungeli	19 km
Nearest railway station	Bhatapara	33 km
District headquarters	Durg	88 km

Villages closest to Dhandhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandhani village had a population of 707. That makes it the 98th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Dhandhani village has 366 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandhani has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Dhandhani is 491337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandhani covers 339.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhandhani falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhandhani is Bhatapara, about 33 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 Dhandhani.

Dhandhani is about 88 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandhani is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 6.1 km away. Mungeli is about 19 km away. Bhatapara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.