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About Dharmu Tola Village

Dharmu Tola is a mid sized village in Chhuriya tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 982, made up of 483 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 679.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharmu Tola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmu Tola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuriya
Pincode 491111
Area (hectares) 679.56 hectares
Population 982
Male Population 483
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharmu Tola compares

By the 2011 count Dharmu Tola is the 64th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 679.56 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Dharmu Tola

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

Dharmu Tola lies about 46 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 28 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 Dharmu Tola
Tehsil headquarters Chhuriya 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Paniajob 28 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 30 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 46 km

Villages closest to Dharmu Tola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhuriya 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 Dharmu Tola

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmu Tola village had a population of 982. That makes it the 64th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Dharmu Tola village has 483 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmu Tola has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Dharmu Tola is 491111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmu Tola covers 679.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharmu Tola falls under Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dharmu Tola is Paniajob, about 28 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 Dharmu Tola.

Dharmu Tola is about 46 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharmu Tola is in Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuriya is about 6.9 km away. Paniajob is about 28 km away. Dongargarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salhe Tola (1.6 km), Kallu Tola (2.2 km) and Matekheda (2.2 km).

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

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