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About Dhandhani Village

Dhandhani is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 589, made up of 287 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493222, 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 Bilaigarh
Pincode 493222
Area (hectares) 130.41 hectares
Population 589
Male Population 287
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhandhani compares

By the 2011 count Dhandhani is the 130th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 130.41 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

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 - 10 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 134 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 49 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 Bilaigarh 17 km
Nearest town Saraipali 32 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 49 km
District headquarters Raipur 134 km

Villages closest to Dhandhani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilaigarh 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 589. That makes it the 130th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Dhandhani village has 287 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandhani has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Dhandhani is 493222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandhani covers 130.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhandhani falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhandhani is Baradwar, about 49 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 - 10 km distance for Dhandhani.

Dhandhani is about 134 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 Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 17 km away. Saraipali is about 32 km away. Baradwar is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhobni (under 2 km), Panchpedi (under 2 km) and Sohagpur (1.9 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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