About Dhara Village

Dhara is a large village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,313, made up of 1,112 males and 1,201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1153.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhara village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Rajnandgaon
Tehsil	Dongargarh
Pincode	491445
Area (hectares)	1153.83 hectares
Population	2,313
Male Population	1,112
Female Population	1,201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,080
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhara compares

By the 2011 count Dhara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 1153.83 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Dhara

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

Dhara lies about 25 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 8.7 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 Dhara
Nearest railway station	Jatkanhar	8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dongargarh	12 km
District headquarters	Rajnandgaon	25 km

Villages closest to Dhara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dongargarh 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.

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Common questions about Dhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhara village had a population of 2,313. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Dhara village has 1,112 males and 1,201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhara has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Dhara is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhara covers 1153.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhara falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhara is Jatkanhar, about 8.7 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 Dhara.

Dhara is about 25 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhara is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Jatkanhar is about 8.7 km away. Dongargarh is about 12 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.