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About Dhanras Village

Dhanras is a mid sized village in Katghora tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,340, made up of 690 males and 650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 733 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanras village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Katghora
Pincode 495450
Area (hectares) 733 hectares
Population 1,340
Male Population 690
Female Population 650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanras compares

By the 2011 count Dhanras is the 18th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 733 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Dhanras

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

Dhanras lies about 56 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Khodri, about 42 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 Dhanras
Nearest town Pasān 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Katghora 33 km
Nearest railway station Khodri 42 km
District headquarters Korba 56 km

Villages closest to Dhanras

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanras village had a population of 1,340. That makes it the 18th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Dhanras village has 690 males and 650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanras has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Dhanras is 495450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanras covers 733 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanras falls under Katghora tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanras is Khodri, about 42 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 Dhanras.

Dhanras is about 56 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanras is in Katghora tehsil of Korba district. Pasān is about 19 km away. Katghora is about 33 km away. Khodri is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Telsara (13 km), Khodri (16 km) and Barbhatta (24 km).

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

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