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About Dhanora Village

Dhanora is a small village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 243 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanora village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493222
Area (hectares) 123.36 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 243
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanora compares

By the 2011 count Dhanora is the 159th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 123.36 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 1009.

Getting to Dhanora

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

Dhanora lies about 131 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 46 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 Dhanora
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 13 km
Nearest town Saraipali 36 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 46 km
District headquarters Raipur 131 km

Villages closest to Dhanora

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 Dhanora

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanora village had a population of 486. That makes it the 159th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Dhanora village has 243 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanora has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

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

Dhanora covers 123.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanora falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanora is Baradwar, about 46 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 10+ km distance for Dhanora.

Dhanora is about 131 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanora is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 13 km away. Saraipali is about 36 km away. Baradwar is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durug (under 2 km), Pipar Bhauna (under 2 km) and Piparbhawna (under 2 km).

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

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