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About Dhangarha Village

Dhangarha is a small village in Bhagwanpur tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 150 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares.

Dhangarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangarha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Bhagwanpur
Area (hectares) 186 hectares
Population 284
Male Population 150
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhangarha compares

By the 2011 count Dhangarha is the 78th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 871 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Dhangarha

Dhangarha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhangarha as Available within <5 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 Dhangarha from other places

Dhangarha lies about 147 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Kumarbagh, about 12 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 Dhangarha
Nearest railway station Kumarbagh 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagwanpur 14 km
Nearest town Chanpatia 15 km
District headquarters Kaimur 147 km

Villages closest to Dhangarha

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

Common questions about Dhangarha

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangarha village had a population of 284. That makes it the 78th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 871 residents.

Dhangarha village has 150 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangarha has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Dhangarha covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhangarha falls under Bhagwanpur tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhangarha is Kumarbagh, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhangarha.

Dhangarha is about 147 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangarha is in Bhagwanpur tehsil of Kaimur district. Kumarbagh is about 12 km away. Bhagwanpur is about 14 km away. Chanpatia is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lahra (4.4 km), Dumri (4.9 km) and Umapur (5.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhangarha today is likely to be higher.

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