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About Dhangarhwa Village

Dhangarhwa is a mid sized village in Raxaul tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,983, made up of 1,094 males and 889 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 813 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhangarhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangarhwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Raxaul
Pincode 845305
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 1,983
Male Population 1,094
Female Population 889
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 813
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhangarhwa compares

By the 2011 count Dhangarhwa is the 32nd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Dhangarhwa

Dhangarhwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhangarhwa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhangarhwa from other places

Dhangarhwa lies about 36 km from Purba Champaran. 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 Dhangarhwa
Tehsil headquarters Raxaul 1.5 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 36 km

Villages closest to Dhangarhwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangarhwa village had a population of 1,983. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents.

Dhangarhwa village has 1,094 males and 889 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangarhwa has about 813 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Dhangarhwa is 845305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhangarhwa covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhangarhwa falls under Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The census record for Dhangarhwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Dhangarhwa.

Dhangarhwa is about 36 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangarhwa is in Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Raxaul is about 1.5 km away. Purba Champaran is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaurihar (under 2 km), Nonea (2.0 km) and Hardiya (2.6 km).

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

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