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About Dhanora Village

Dhanora is a mid sized village in Hinganghat tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 960, made up of 503 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 581.09 hectares hectares.

Dhanora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanora village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Hinganghat
Area (hectares) 581.09 hectares
Population 960
Male Population 503
Female Population 457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
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 41st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 581.09 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

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 11 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Bhugaon, 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 Dhanora
Nearest railway station Bhugaon 1.7 km
District headquarters Wardha 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Hinganghat 22 km

Villages closest to Dhanora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hinganghat 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 960. That makes it the 41st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Dhanora village has 503 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanora has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Dhanora covers 581.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanora falls under Hinganghat tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhanora is Bhugaon, about 1.7 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 11 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanora is in Hinganghat tehsil of Wardha district. Bhugaon is about 1.7 km away. Wardha is about 11 km away. Hinganghat is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawli (11 km), Sastabad (11 km) and Jamani (12 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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