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About Dabena Village

Dabena is a mid sized village in Kanker tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,602, made up of 812 males and 790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 804.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dabena Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dabena village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Kanker
Pincode 491111
Area (hectares) 804.06 hectares
Population 1,602
Male Population 812
Female Population 790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dabena compares

By the 2011 count Dabena is the 13th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 804.06 hectares work out to about 2.0 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Dabena

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

Dabena lies about 13 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Bhanupratappur, 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 Dabena
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanker 18 km
Nearest town Kānker 18 km
Nearest railway station Bhanupratappur 28 km

Villages closest to Dabena

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dabena village had a population of 1,602. That makes it the 13th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Dabena village has 812 males and 790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dabena has about 973 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 1036.

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

Dabena covers 804.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dabena falls under Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dabena is Bhanupratappur, 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 Dabena.

Dabena is about 13 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dabena is in Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 13 km away. Kanker is about 18 km away. Kānker is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andi (1.9 km), Potgaon (2.7 km) and Talakurra (3.0 km).

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

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