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Dhanora

धनोरा
Chhotedongar mandal
Pincode 494661
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Bastar Dussehra

Dhanora observes Bastar Dussehra on Monday, 21 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Bhuneshwar Dugga
Contact: 88****2516
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LGD code
449786
Pincode
494661
Post office
Narayanpur (Narayanpur)
Population
375
Households
103
Literacy rate
63.7%
Sex ratio
494 ♀/1000♂
Workers
259
Distance to district centre
12 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Raipur
201 km
Distance to Hyderabad
373 km
Nearest railway station
Gidam · 63 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Assisi Shanti Bhavan · 26 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Dhanora compares

By population, Dhanora ranks #19 of 55 villages in Chhotedongar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
63.7%
+30.7% vs mandal average
Dhanora
63.7%
Chhotedongar mandal
33.0%
Narayanpur district
40.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
494
−510 vs mandal average
Dhanora
494
Chhotedongar mandal
1,004
Household size
people per home
3.6
−1.3 vs mandal average
Dhanora
3.6
Chhotedongar mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Dhanora at a glance

Dhanora is a village of 375 people in 103 households (Census 2011) in Chhotedongar tehsil, Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh, the 19th-largest of 55 villages in Chhotedongar tehsil. Literacy is 64%, 31 points above the tehsil average of 33% and the sex ratio is 494 women per 1,000 men. It lies 12 km from the Narayanpur district centre, 63 km from Gidam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 494661, served by Narayanpur (Narayanpur) post office; the LGD village code is 449786. The nearest hospital or health centre is Assisi Shanti Bhavan, 26 km away. The sarpanch is Bhuneshwar Dugga. The population is estimated at 442 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Dhanora

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Dhanora · this village37564%
Jhara · Chhotedongar27616%0 km N
Jhara · Ramchandrapur1,33651%0 km N
Jhara · Chhotedongar24036%0 km N
Jhara · Mahasamund1,20559%0 km N
Jhara · Mardapal61433%0 km N
Dudmi · Chhotedongar29824%1.6 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhanora

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
3
Power hours (winter)
3
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
1
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
NARAYANPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
53
Distance to district HQ (km)
53
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
53
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
DHANORA
Total area (ha)
230.54
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
26.87

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Dhanora

LGD code
449786
Pincode
494661
Post office
Narayanpur (Narayanpur)
Population (Census 2011)
375
Population (projected 2026)
442
Households
103
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
494
Literacy rate
63.7%
Coordinates
19.48073°N, 81.24493°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bastar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Narayanpur
Member of Parliament
Mahesh Kashyap
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Bhuneshwar Dugga
Block / Mandal
Chhotedongar
Getting there

How to reach Dhanora

Mandal centre
Chhotedongar · ≈ 5.0 km
≈ 10 min by car · 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Narayanpur · ≈ 12 km
≈ 26 min by car · 30 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Raipur201 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad373 km
  • Chennai719 km
  • Kolkata815 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationGidam63 km
  • Hospital / PHCAssisi Shanti Bhavan26 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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