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About Dhanaura Village

Dhanaura is a mid sized village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 842, made up of 401 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanaura village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Kawardha
Pincode 491336
Area (hectares) 260.38 hectares
Population 842
Male Population 401
Female Population 441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanaura compares

By the 2011 count Dhanaura is the 86th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 260.38 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

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 <5 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 Dhanaura from other places

Dhanaura lies about 15 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 87 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 Dhanaura
Tehsil headquarters Kawardha 12 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 15 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 87 km

Villages closest to Dhanaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanaura village had a population of 842. That makes it the 86th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Dhanaura village has 401 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanaura has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Dhanaura is 491336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanaura covers 260.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanaura falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanaura is Hathbandh, about 87 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 km distance for Dhanaura.

Dhanaura is about 15 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanaura is in Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kawardha is about 12 km away. Kabeerdham is about 15 km away. Hathbandh is about 87 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaitpuri (4.6 km), Daukabandha (5.7 km) and Kiritbandha (5.7 km).

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

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