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About Dhandhani Village

Dhandhani is a mid sized village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 700, made up of 331 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandhani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493118
Area (hectares) 190.06 hectares
Population 700
Male Population 331
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhandhani compares

By the 2011 count Dhandhani is the 107th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 190.06 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Dhandhani

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

Dhandhani lies about 65 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 18 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 Dhandhani
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 7.9 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 18 km
District headquarters Raipur 65 km

Villages closest to Dhandhani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Dhandhani

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandhani village had a population of 700. That makes it the 107th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Dhandhani village has 331 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandhani has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Dhandhani is 493118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandhani covers 190.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhandhani falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhandhani is Bhatapara, about 18 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 Dhandhani.

Dhandhani is about 65 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandhani is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 7.9 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 7.9 km away. Bhatapara is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhandheni (under 2 km), Sarkipar (2.0 km) and Karmadih (2.2 km).

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

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