About Dhangawan Village

Dhangawan is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,313, made up of 685 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares.

Dhangawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Fatehpur
Area (hectares)	140 hectares
Population	1,313
Male Population	685
Female Population	628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhangawan compares

By the 2011 count Dhangawan is the 54th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dhangawan

Dhangawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhangawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 57 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ekangarsarai, about 5.3 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
Nearest railway station	Ekangarsarai	5.3 km
Nearest town	Hilsa	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Fatehpur	27 km
District headquarters	Gaya	57 km

Villages closest to Dhangawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fatehpur 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 1,313. That makes it the 54th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Dhangawan village has 685 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangawan has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Dhangawan covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhangawan falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhangawan is Ekangarsarai, about 5.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhangawan.

Dhangawan is about 57 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangawan is in Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district. Ekangarsarai is about 5.3 km away. Hilsa is about 7.7 km away. Fatehpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.