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About Dhanora Village

Dhanora is a mid sized village in Chandrapur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,623, made up of 834 males and 789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 985.61 hectares hectares.

Dhanora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanora village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chandrapur
Area (hectares) 985.61 hectares
Population 1,623
Male Population 834
Female Population 789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanora compares

By the 2011 count Dhanora is the 15th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 965 residents. Its 985.61 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

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 within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 13 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Choti Padoli, about 12 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
Nearest town Ghugus 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Choti Padoli 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandrapur 13 km

Villages closest to Dhanora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandrapur 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 1,623. That makes it the 15th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 965 residents.

Dhanora village has 834 males and 789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanora has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Dhanora covers 985.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanora falls under Chandrapur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhanora is Choti Padoli, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanora.

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

Dhanora is in Chandrapur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Ghugus is about 7.6 km away. Choti Padoli is about 12 km away. Chandrapur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipri (2.7 km), Pandhar Kawada (2.8 km) and Mahakurla (3.5 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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