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About Dhanora Village

Dhanora is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 782, made up of 374 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanora village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 493551
Area (hectares) 296.07 hectares
Population 782
Male Population 374
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanora compares

By the 2011 count Dhanora is the 108th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 296.07 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Dhanora

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

Dhanora lies about 41 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 19 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 Dhanora
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 19 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 41 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 41 km

Villages closest to Dhanora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanora village had a population of 782. That makes it the 108th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Dhanora village has 374 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanora has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Dhanora is 493551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanora covers 296.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanora falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanora is Bagbahra, about 19 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 Dhanora.

Dhanora is about 41 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanora is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Pithora is about 7.4 km away. Bagbahra is about 19 km away. Mahasamund is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardi (under 2 km), Belar (under 2 km) and Thakurdaya Kalan (2.0 km).

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

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