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About Dhaur Village

Dhaur is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,739, made up of 886 males and 853 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 495335
Area (hectares) 543.33 hectares
Population 1,739
Male Population 886
Female Population 853
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaur compares

By the 2011 count Dhaur is the 38th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 543.33 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 1004.

Getting to Dhaur

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

Dhaur lies about 19 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhilai, about 9.9 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 Dhaur
Nearest railway station Bhilai 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 13 km
District headquarters Durg 19 km

Villages closest to Dhaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaur village had a population of 1,739. That makes it the 38th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Dhaur village has 886 males and 853 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaur has about 963 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 1004.

The pincode recorded for Dhaur is 495335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaur covers 543.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhaur falls under Patan tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhaur is Bhilai, about 9.9 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 10+ km distance for Dhaur.

Dhaur is about 19 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaur is in Patan tehsil of Durg district. Bhilai is about 9.9 km away. Patan is about 13 km away. Durg is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achanakpur (under 2 km), Mudpar (2.1 km) and Bendri (2.3 km).

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

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