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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sadarani dangi
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- LGD code
- 460541
- Pincode
- 470117
- Post office
- Khurai
- Population
- 238
- Households
- 52
- Literacy rate
- 43.3%
- Sex ratio
- 712 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 127
- Distance to district centre
- 16 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 126 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 547 km
- Nearest railway station
- Isarwara · 13 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital Bhainsa · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhanora compares
By population, Dhanora ranks #107 of 143 villages in Rahatgarh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
43.3%
−19.8% vs mandal average
Dhanora43.3%
Rahatgarh mandal63.1%
Sagar district65.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
712
−174 vs mandal average
Dhanora712
Rahatgarh mandal886
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
Dhanora4.6
Rahatgarh mandal4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhanora at a glance
Dhanora is a village of 238 people in 52 households (Census 2011) in Rahatgarh tehsil, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 107th-largest of 143 villages in Rahatgarh tehsil. Literacy is 43%, 20 points below the tehsil average of 63% and the sex ratio is 712 women per 1,000 men. It lies 16 km from the Sagar district centre, 43 km from Khimlasa, the nearest town, 13 km from Isarwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 470117, served by Khurai post office; the LGD village code is 460541. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Bhainsa, 7 km away. The sarpanch is Sadarani dangi, and the village votes in Surkhi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Govind Singh Rajput. The population is estimated at 281 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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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
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAHATGARH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 38
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 377.34
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 113.55
- Forest area (ha)
- 160.48
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhanora
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dhanora
- LGD code
- 460541
- Pincode
- 470117
- Post office
- Khurai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 238
- Population (projected 2026)
- 281
- Households
- 52
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 712
- Literacy rate
- 43.3%
- Coordinates
- 23.83006°N, 78.48256°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Surkhi
- Member of Parliament
- Lata Wankhede
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Govind Singh Rajput
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Sadarani dangi
- Block / Mandal
- Rahatgarh
Getting there
How to reach Dhanora
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal126 kmcapital
- Delhi547 km
- Hyderabad717 km
- Mumbai785 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationIsarwara13 km
- Bus stopSemra Lahariya Bus Stop13 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Bhainsa7 km
- ATM / bankPunjab National Bank14 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil13 km
- CollegeGyanveer University14 km
- Police stationPolice Sahayta Candr25 km
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-15
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)