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About Dhanras Village

Dhanras is a small village in Itkhori tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 45 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanras village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Itkhori
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 45
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanras compares

By the 2011 count Dhanras is the 111th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 558 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Dhanras

Dhanras is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanras as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dhanras from other places

Dhanras lies about 40 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Barhi, about 18 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 Dhanras
Tehsil headquarters Itkhori 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Barhi 18 km
Nearest town Bagaha 28 km
District headquarters Chatra 40 km

Villages closest to Dhanras

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanras village had a population of 91. That makes it the 111th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 558 residents.

Dhanras village has 45 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanras has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Dhanras is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanras covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanras falls under Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhanras is Barhi, about 18 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanras.

Dhanras is about 40 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanras is in Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district. Itkhori is about 9.1 km away. Barhi is about 18 km away. Bagaha is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suratpur (under 2 km), Malakdiha (under 2 km) and Mandain (under 2 km).

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

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