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About Dhansir Village

Dhansir is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,958, made up of 993 males and 965 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 944.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhansir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhansir village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493338
Area (hectares) 944.25 hectares
Population 1,958
Male Population 993
Female Population 965
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhansir compares

By the 2011 count Dhansir is the 19th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 944.25 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 1009.

Getting to Dhansir

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

Dhansir lies about 119 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 51 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 Dhansir
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 8.3 km
Nearest town Saraipali 40 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 51 km
District headquarters Raipur 119 km

Villages closest to Dhansir

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 Dhansir

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhansir village had a population of 1,958. That makes it the 19th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Dhansir village has 993 males and 965 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhansir has about 972 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 1009.

The pincode recorded for Dhansir is 493338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhansir covers 944.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhansir falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhansir is Baradwar, about 51 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 Dhansir.

Dhansir is about 119 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhansir is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 8.3 km away. Saraipali is about 40 km away. Baradwar is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaura Bhatha (under 2 km), Dhaurabhatha (under 2 km) and Tengna Kachhar (under 2 km).

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

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