About Dhangawan Village

Dhangawan is a large village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,089, made up of 1,599 males and 1,490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294 hectares hectares.

Dhangawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Palasi
Area (hectares)	294 hectares
Population	3,089
Male Population	1,599
Female Population	1,490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhangawan compares

By the 2011 count Dhangawan is the 19th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 294 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Dhangawan

Dhangawan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhangawan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dhangawan from other places

Dhangawan lies about 13 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 20 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 Dhangawan
Tehsil headquarters	Palasi	2.3 km
District headquarters	Araria	13 km
Nearest town	Arāria	13 km
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	20 km

Villages closest to Dhangawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palasi 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 Dhangawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangawan village had a population of 3,089. That makes it the 19th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Dhangawan village has 1,599 males and 1,490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangawan has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Dhangawan covers 294 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhangawan falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhangawan is Araria Court, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhangawan.

Dhangawan is about 13 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangawan is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 2.3 km away. Araria is about 13 km away. Arāria is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.