About Dhantarai Village

Dhantarai is a small village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 136 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhantarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhantarai village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Pusour
Pincode	496440
Area (hectares)	79.58 hectares
Population	270
Male Population	136
Female Population	134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhantarai compares

By the 2011 count Dhantarai is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 79.58 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Dhantarai

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

Dhantarai lies about 13 km from Pusour, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 12 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 Dhantarai
Nearest railway station	Raigarh	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pusour	13 km

Villages closest to Dhantarai

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

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Common questions about Dhantarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhantarai village had a population of 270. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Dhantarai village has 136 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhantarai has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Dhantarai is 496440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhantarai covers 79.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhantarai falls under Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhantarai is Raigarh, about 12 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 Dhantarai.

Dhantarai is about 13 km from Pusour in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhantarai is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Raigarh is about 12 km away. Pusour is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.