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About Dhanguru Village

Dhanguru is a small village in Pandapara tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 162 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758079, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanguru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanguru village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Pandapara
Pincode 758079
Area (hectares) 271 hectares
Population 339
Male Population 162
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanguru compares

By the 2011 count Dhanguru is the 64th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 673 residents. Its 271 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Dhanguru

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

Dhanguru lies about 21 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Basantapur, about 11 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 Dhanguru
Nearest railway station Basantapur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Pandapara 21 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 21 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 21 km

Villages closest to Dhanguru

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 Dhanguru

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanguru village had a population of 339. That makes it the 64th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 673 residents.

Dhanguru village has 162 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanguru has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

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

Dhanguru covers 271 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.

Dhanguru falls under Pandapara tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Dhanguru is Basantapur, about 11 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 Dhanguru.

Dhanguru is about 21 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanguru is in Pandapara tehsil of Kendujhar district. Basantapur is about 11 km away. Pandapara is about 21 km away. Kendujhar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masinabilla (under 2 km), Baizapada (2.5 km) and Tentalaposi (2.6 km).

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

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