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About Dhanji Village

Dhanji is a mid sized village in Samri tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 828, made up of 415 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 505 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanji village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Samri
Pincode 497107
Area (hectares) 505 hectares
Population 828
Male Population 415
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanji compares

By the 2011 count Dhanji is the 51st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 978 residents. Its 505 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dhanji

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

Dhanji lies about 78 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 47 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 Dhanji
Tehsil headquarters Samri 15 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 47 km
Nearest town Medininagar 63 km
District headquarters Surguja 78 km

Villages closest to Dhanji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanji village had a population of 828. That makes it the 51st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 978 residents.

Dhanji village has 415 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanji has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Dhanji is 497107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanji covers 505 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanji falls under Samri tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanji is Barwadih Junction, about 47 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 Dhanji.

Dhanji is about 78 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanji is in Samri tehsil of Surguja district. Samri is about 15 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 47 km away. Medininagar is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur (under 2 km), Kandari (2.2 km) and Mahuwa Toli (2.9 km).

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

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