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About Dhanakuta Village

Dhanakuta is a mid sized village in Bansada tehsil, in the district of Bhadrak, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,010, made up of 487 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756164, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanakuta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanakuta village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Bhadrak
Tehsil Bansada
Pincode 756164
Area (hectares) 437 hectares
Population 1,010
Male Population 487
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanakuta compares

By the 2011 count Dhanakuta is the 36th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 437 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Dhanakuta

Dhanakuta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanakuta as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhanakuta from other places

Dhanakuta lies about 44 km from Bhadrak, and the nearest railway station is Ranital, about 45 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 Dhanakuta
Tehsil headquarters Bansada 7.1 km
Nearest town Bāsudebpur 30 km
District headquarters Bhadrak 44 km
Nearest railway station Ranital 45 km

Villages closest to Dhanakuta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanakuta village had a population of 1,010. That makes it the 36th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Dhanakuta village has 487 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanakuta has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Dhanakuta is 756164. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanakuta covers 437 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanakuta falls under Bansada tehsil of Bhadrak district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Dhanakuta is Ranital, about 45 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanakuta.

Dhanakuta is about 44 km from Bhadrak in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanakuta is in Bansada tehsil of Bhadrak district. Bansada is about 7.1 km away. Bāsudebpur is about 30 km away. Bhadrak is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansada (7.1 km), Chhedak (7.2 km) and Baghakolha (8.5 km).

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

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