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About Dhab Village

Dhab is a small village in Bharatpur tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 39 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1012.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhab village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Bharatpur
Pincode 497778
Area (hectares) 1012.42 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 39
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhab compares

By the 2011 count Dhab is the 160th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 512 residents. Its 1012.42 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Dhab

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

Dhab lies about 151 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 39 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 Dhab
Nearest town Mungeli 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bharatpur 22 km
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 39 km
District headquarters Koriya 151 km

Villages closest to Dhab

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhab village had a population of 76. That makes it the 160th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Dhab village has 39 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhab has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Dhab is 497778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhab covers 1012.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhab falls under Bharatpur tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhab is Kalmitar, about 39 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 Dhab.

Dhab is about 151 km from Koriya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhab is in Bharatpur tehsil of Koriya district. Mungeli is about 5.8 km away. Bharatpur is about 22 km away. Kalmitar is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhatauda (4.6 km), Ramgarh (5.8 km) and Sitapur (7.1 km).

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

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