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About Dhandheni Village

Dhandheni is a mid sized village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 982, made up of 494 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandheni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandheni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493526
Area (hectares) 447 hectares
Population 982
Male Population 494
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhandheni compares

By the 2011 count Dhandheni is the 74th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 447 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1010.

Getting to Dhandheni

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

Dhandheni 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 Dhandheni
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 Dhandheni

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 Dhandheni

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandheni village had a population of 982. That makes it the 74th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Dhandheni village has 494 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandheni has about 988 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 1010.

The pincode recorded for Dhandheni is 493526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandheni covers 447 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhandheni 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 Dhandheni.

Dhandheni 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.

Dhandheni 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 Dhandhani (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 Dhandheni today is likely to be higher.

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