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About Dholiyakanhar Village

Dholiyakanhar is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 287 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholiyakanhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholiyakanhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 250.86 hectares
Population 567
Male Population 287
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholiyakanhar compares

By the 2011 count Dholiyakanhar is the 132nd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 250.86 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Dholiyakanhar

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

Dholiyakanhar lies about 37 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Murhipar, about 31 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 Dholiyakanhar
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 4.3 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Murhipar 31 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 37 km

Villages closest to Dholiyakanhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholiyakanhar village had a population of 567. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Dholiyakanhar village has 287 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholiyakanhar has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Dholiyakanhar is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholiyakanhar covers 250.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dholiyakanhar falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dholiyakanhar is Murhipar, about 31 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 Dholiyakanhar.

Dholiyakanhar is about 37 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholiyakanhar is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 4.3 km away. Khairāgarh is about 4.3 km away. Murhipar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Limtara (1.7 km), Sandi (2.2 km) and Pendri Chhapar (2.4 km).

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

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