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About Dhanori Village

Dhanori is a mid sized village in Pauni tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 919, made up of 454 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 680.21 hectares hectares.

Dhanori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanori village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Pauni
Area (hectares) 680.21 hectares
Population 919
Male Population 454
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanori compares

By the 2011 count Dhanori is the 51st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 680.21 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Dhanori

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

Dhanori lies about 46 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Bhuyar, about 11 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 Dhanori
Tehsil headquarters Pauni 5.6 km
Nearest town Pawni 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Bhuyar 11 km
District headquarters Bhandara 46 km

Villages closest to Dhanori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanori village had a population of 919. That makes it the 51st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Dhanori village has 454 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanori has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Dhanori covers 680.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanori falls under Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhanori is Bhuyar, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhanori.

Dhanori is about 46 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanori is in Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district. Pauni is about 5.6 km away. Pawni is about 5.6 km away. Bhuyar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rewani (under 2 km), Bhojapur (1.8 km) and Sindhi (2.1 km).

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

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