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About Dhanora Village

Dhanora is a mid sized village in Kandhar tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,631, made up of 824 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 687 hectares hectares.

Dhanora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanora village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Kandhar
Area (hectares) 687 hectares
Population 1,631
Male Population 824
Female Population 807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanora compares

By the 2011 count Dhanora is the 50th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 687 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

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 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 Dhanora from other places

Dhanora lies about 12 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Limbgaon, about 1.9 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 railway station Limbgaon 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandhar 12 km
District headquarters Nanded 12 km

Villages closest to Dhanora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandhar 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 1,631. That makes it the 50th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Dhanora village has 824 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanora has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Dhanora covers 687 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanora falls under Kandhar tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhanora is Limbgaon, about 1.9 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 Dhanora.

Dhanora is about 12 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanora is in Kandhar tehsil of Nanded district. Limbgaon is about 1.9 km away. Kandhar is about 12 km away. Nanded is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokharni (1.9 km), Nagalgaon (6.9 km) and Alegaon (7.3 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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