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About Dhimani Village

Dhimani is a mid sized village in Kharsia tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 940, made up of 456 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhimani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhimani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Kharsia
Pincode 496661
Area (hectares) 226.24 hectares
Population 940
Male Population 456
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhimani compares

By the 2011 count Dhimani is the 55th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 226.24 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Dhimani

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

Dhimani lies about 42 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Sakti, about 6.6 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 Dhimani
Nearest railway station Sakti 6.6 km
Nearest town Saktī 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsia 12 km
District headquarters Raigarh 42 km

Villages closest to Dhimani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhimani village had a population of 940. That makes it the 55th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Dhimani village has 456 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhimani has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Dhimani is 496661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhimani covers 226.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhimani falls under Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhimani is Sakti, about 6.6 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 village for Dhimani.

Dhimani is about 42 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhimani is in Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district. Sakti is about 6.6 km away. Saktī is about 7.7 km away. Kharsia is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondbordi (3.2 km), Ganda Bordi (3.8 km) and Charpara (3.8 km).

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

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