About Dharashiv Village

Dharashiv is a large village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,230, made up of 1,140 males and 1,090 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 846.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharashiv Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharashiv village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Nawagarh
Pincode	495668
Area (hectares)	846.45 hectares
Population	2,230
Male Population	1,140
Female Population	1,090
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharashiv compares

By the 2011 count Dharashiv is the 21st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 846.45 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Dharashiv

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

Dharashiv lies about 104 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 29 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 Dharashiv
Nearest town	Bemetāra	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawagarh	18 km
Nearest railway station	Hathbandh	29 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	104 km

Villages closest to Dharashiv

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 Dharashiv

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharashiv village had a population of 2,230. That makes it the 21st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Dharashiv village has 1,140 males and 1,090 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharashiv has about 956 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 978.

The pincode recorded for Dharashiv is 495668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharashiv covers 846.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharashiv falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dharashiv is Hathbandh, about 29 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 Dharashiv.

Dharashiv is about 104 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharashiv is in Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Bemetāra is about 7.0 km away. Nawagarh is about 18 km away. Hathbandh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.