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About Bhanora Village

Bhanora is a mid sized village in Thanakhamria tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,092, made up of 553 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491993, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanora village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Thanakhamria
Pincode 491993
Area (hectares) 320.1 hectares
Population 1,092
Male Population 553
Female Population 539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanora compares

By the 2011 count Bhanora is the 25th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 320.1 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Bhanora

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

Bhanora lies about 7.1 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Marauda, about 4.4 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 Bhanora
Nearest railway station Marauda 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Thanakhamria 7.1 km
District headquarters Durg 7.1 km

Villages closest to Bhanora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanora village had a population of 1,092. That makes it the 25th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Bhanora village has 553 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanora has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Bhanora is 491993. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanora covers 320.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanora falls under Thanakhamria tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhanora is Marauda, about 4.4 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 Bhanora.

Bhanora is about 7.1 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanora is in Thanakhamria tehsil of Durg district. Marauda is about 4.4 km away. Thanakhamria is about 7.1 km away. Durg is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boriya (7.1 km), Hardas (8.7 km) and Patora (8.9 km).

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

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