Skip to main content

About Dansara Village

Dansara is a large village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,387, made up of 1,189 males and 1,198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dansara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dansara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496445
Area (hectares) 462.06 hectares
Population 2,387
Male Population 1,189
Female Population 1,198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dansara compares

By the 2011 count Dansara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 462.06 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Dansara

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

Dansara lies about 45 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kirodimal Nagar, about 44 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 Dansara
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 4.3 km
Nearest town Saraipali 32 km
Nearest railway station Kirodimal Nagar 44 km
District headquarters Raigarh 45 km

Villages closest to Dansara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dansara village had a population of 2,387. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Dansara village has 1,189 males and 1,198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dansara has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Dansara is 496445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dansara covers 462.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dansara falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dansara is Kirodimal Nagar, about 44 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 Dansara.

Dansara is about 45 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dansara is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 4.3 km away. Saraipali is about 32 km away. Kirodimal Nagar is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beltikri (under 2 km), Jharpali (under 2 km) and Bhanwarpur (1.7 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.