About Dhangawan Village

Dhangawan is a large village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,515, made up of 2,308 males and 2,207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252 hectares hectares.

Dhangawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Kadwa
Area (hectares)	252 hectares
Population	4,515
Male Population	2,308
Female Population	2,207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
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 13th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 252 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

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 60 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 9.3 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	Kusiargaon	9.3 km
Nearest town	Arāria	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadwa	22 km
District headquarters	Katihar	60 km

Villages closest to Dhangawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kadwa 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 4,515. That makes it the 13th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Dhangawan village has 2,308 males and 2,207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangawan has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Dhangawan covers 252 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhangawan falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhangawan is Kusiargaon, about 9.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhangawan.

Dhangawan is about 60 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangawan is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Kusiargaon is about 9.3 km away. Arāria is about 9.3 km away. Kadwa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.