About Dhanara Village

Dhanara is a mid sized village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,216, made up of 633 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Manbazar I
Pincode	723131
Area (hectares)	366.65 hectares
Population	1,216
Male Population	633
Female Population	583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanara compares

By the 2011 count Dhanara is the 34th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 366.65 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Dhanara

Dhanara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dhanara from other places

Dhanara lies about 26 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Anara, about under 2 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 Dhanara
Nearest railway station	Anara	under 2 km
Nearest town	Adra	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Manbazar I	26 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	26 km

Villages closest to Dhanara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manbazar I 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.

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Common questions about Dhanara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanara village had a population of 1,216. That makes it the 34th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Dhanara village has 633 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanara has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Dhanara is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanara covers 366.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanara falls under Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dhanara is Anara, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanara.

Dhanara is about 26 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanara is in Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district. Anara is about under 2 km away. Adra is about 13 km away. Manbazar I is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.