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About Dhanara Village

Dhanara is a mid sized village in Raghunathpur II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 984, made up of 492 males and 492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723145, 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 Raghunathpur II
Pincode 723145
Area (hectares) 218.39 hectares
Population 984
Male Population 492
Female Population 492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhanara compares

By the 2011 count Dhanara is the 36th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 218.39 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Dhanara

The census records public bus service for Dhanara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Raghunathpur II 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 Raghunathpur II 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 Dhanara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanara village had a population of 984. That makes it the 36th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Dhanara village has 492 males and 492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanara has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Dhanara is 723145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanara covers 218.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanara falls under Raghunathpur II 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 <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Raghunathpur II tehsil of Puruliya district. Anara is about under 2 km away. Adra is about 13 km away. Raghunathpur II is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pabra (6.0 km), Paranpur (6.0 km) and Poradih (18 km).

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

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