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About Dhanbeni Village

Dhanbeni is a small village in Pandapara tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 226 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758079, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanbeni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanbeni village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Pandapara
Pincode 758079
Area (hectares) 323 hectares
Population 420
Male Population 226
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanbeni compares

By the 2011 count Dhanbeni is the 56th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 673 residents. Its 323 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Dhanbeni

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

Dhanbeni lies about 32 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Sitabinji, about 20 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 Dhanbeni
Nearest town Karanjiā 15 km
Nearest railway station Sitabinji 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Pandapara 32 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 32 km

Villages closest to Dhanbeni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanbeni village had a population of 420. That makes it the 56th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 673 residents.

Dhanbeni village has 226 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanbeni has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Dhanbeni is 758079. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanbeni covers 323 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanbeni falls under Pandapara tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Dhanbeni is Sitabinji, about 20 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 village for Dhanbeni.

Dhanbeni is about 32 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanbeni is in Pandapara tehsil of Kendujhar district. Karanjiā is about 15 km away. Sitabinji is about 20 km away. Pandapara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rankaniposi (15 km), Jamuposi (24 km) and Kandasar (25 km).

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

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