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About Dhanuhardera Village

Dhanuhardera is a small village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 419, made up of 214 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanuhardera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanuhardera village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Pusour
Pincode 496440
Area (hectares) 206.66 hectares
Population 419
Male Population 214
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanuhardera compares

By the 2011 count Dhanuhardera is the 110th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 206.66 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Dhanuhardera

Dhanuhardera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanuhardera as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanuhardera from other places

Dhanuhardera lies about 12 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kotarlia, about 8.5 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 Dhanuhardera
Nearest railway station Kotarlia 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pusour 12 km
District headquarters Raigarh 12 km

Villages closest to Dhanuhardera

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.

Common questions about Dhanuhardera

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanuhardera village had a population of 419. That makes it the 110th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Dhanuhardera village has 214 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanuhardera has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

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

Dhanuhardera covers 206.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanuhardera falls under Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanuhardera is Kotarlia, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanuhardera.

Dhanuhardera is about 12 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanuhardera is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Kotarlia is about 8.5 km away. Pusour is about 12 km away. Raigarh 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 Ekatal (1.6 km), Bhathanpali (1.7 km) and Netnagar (2.0 km).

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

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