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About Dhangua Village

Dhangua is a small village in Kargahar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 245 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhangua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kargahar
Pincode 821137
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 498
Male Population 245
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhangua compares

By the 2011 count Dhangua is the 146th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Dhangua

Dhangua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhangua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dhangua from other places

Dhangua lies about 9.7 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Japla, about 4.9 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 Dhangua
Nearest railway station Japla 4.9 km
Nearest town Husainābād 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kargahar 9.7 km
District headquarters Rohtas 9.7 km

Villages closest to Dhangua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangua village had a population of 498. That makes it the 146th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Dhangua village has 245 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangua has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Dhangua is 821137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhangua covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhangua falls under Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhangua is Japla, about 4.9 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 km distance for Dhangua.

Dhangua is about 9.7 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangua is in Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district. Japla is about 4.9 km away. Husainābād is about 6.1 km away. Kargahar is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barahri (under 2 km), Manaidih (under 2 km) and Kishunpur (2.2 km).

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

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