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About Dhanora Village

Dhanora is a mid sized village in Narharpur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 874, made up of 437 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanora village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Narharpur
Pincode 494444
Area (hectares) 236.91 hectares
Population 874
Male Population 437
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanora compares

By the 2011 count Dhanora is the 54th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 236.91 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Dhanora

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

Dhanora lies about 53 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtari, about 50 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 Dhanora
Tehsil headquarters Narharpur 20 km
Nearest town Kānker 25 km
Nearest railway station Dhamtari 50 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 53 km

Villages closest to Dhanora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanora village had a population of 874. That makes it the 54th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Dhanora village has 437 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanora has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Dhanora is 494444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanora covers 236.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanora falls under Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanora is Dhamtari, about 50 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 Dhanora.

Dhanora is about 53 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.

Dhanora is in Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Narharpur is about 20 km away. Kānker is about 25 km away. Dhamtari is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarwandi (1.6 km), Shamtara (2.0 km) and Kapaspoti (2.2 km).

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

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