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About Dhanura Village

Dhanura is one of the larger villages in Bhalki tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,203, made up of 2,653 males and 2,550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1744 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Bhalki
Pincode 585413
Area (hectares) 1744 hectares
Population 5,203
Male Population 2,653
Female Population 2,550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhanura compares

By the 2011 count Dhanura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 1744 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Dhanura

Dhanura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhanura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanura from other places

Dhanura lies about 20 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Halbarga, about 1.7 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 Dhanura
Nearest railway station Halbarga 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhalki 17 km
Nearest town Bhālki 17 km
District headquarters Bidar 20 km

Villages closest to Dhanura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanura village had a population of 5,203. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Dhanura village has 2,653 males and 2,550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanura has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Dhanura is 585413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanura covers 1744 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanura falls under Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dhanura is Halbarga, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanura.

Dhanura is about 20 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanura is in Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district. Halbarga is about 1.7 km away. Bhalki is about 17 km away. Bhālki is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sevanagar (2.8 km), Janti (3.6 km) and Tarnalli (3.7 km).

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

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