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About Dharni Village

Dharni is a mid sized village in Mohla tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 638, made up of 309 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491666, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Mohla
Pincode 491666
Area (hectares) 263.75 hectares
Population 638
Male Population 309
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharni compares

By the 2011 count Dharni is the 39th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 263.75 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Dharni

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

Dharni lies about 29 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Gundardehi, about 5.4 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 Dharni
Nearest railway station Gundardehi 5.4 km
Nearest town Durg 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohla 29 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 29 km

Villages closest to Dharni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharni village had a population of 638. That makes it the 39th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Dharni village has 309 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharni has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Dharni is 491666. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharni covers 263.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharni falls under Mohla tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dharni is Gundardehi, about 5.4 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 Dharni.

Dharni is about 29 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharni is in Mohla tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Gundardehi is about 5.4 km away. Durg is about 22 km away. Mohla is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adhaikatta Dandasur (8.2 km), Kandadi (8.2 km) and Mandawitola (8.2 km).

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

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