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About Dhanpur Village

Dhanpur is a small village in Sonhat tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 96 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Sonhat
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 180.95 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 96
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Dhanpur is the 76th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 180.95 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Dhanpur

Dhanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Chhigura, Chuladar, Damuj and Daser. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanpur village had a population of 199. That makes it the 76th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Dhanpur village has 96 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanpur has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Dhanpur is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanpur covers 180.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanpur falls under Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Dhanpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Dhanpur.

Dhanpur is in Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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