About Dhangawan Village

Dhangawan is a large village in Tarari tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,300, made up of 1,769 males and 1,531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhangawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Tarari
Pincode	802209
Area (hectares)	331 hectares
Population	3,300
Male Population	1,769
Female Population	1,531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	865
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhangawan compares

By the 2011 count Dhangawan is the 18th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,985 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Dhangawan

Dhangawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhangawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 10 km from Bhojpur, 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	Tarari	10 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	10 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 Tarari 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 3,300. That makes it the 18th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,985 residents.

Dhangawan village has 1,769 males and 1,531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangawan has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Dhangawan is 802209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhangawan covers 331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhangawan falls under Tarari tehsil of Bhojpur 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhangawan.

Dhangawan is about 10 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangawan is in Tarari tehsil of Bhojpur district. Tarari is about 10 km away. Bhojpur is about 10 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.