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About Dadgaon Village

Dadgaon is a large village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,429, made up of 1,770 males and 1,659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 834.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pathariya
Pincode 495335
Area (hectares) 834.89 hectares
Population 3,429
Male Population 1,770
Female Population 1,659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dadgaon compares

By the 2011 count Dadgaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 834.89 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Dadgaon

Dadgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dadgaon as Available. 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 Dadgaon from other places

Dadgaon lies about 38 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 31 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 Dadgaon
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 5.5 km
Nearest town Mungeli 11 km
Nearest railway station Belha 31 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 38 km

Villages closest to Dadgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadgaon village had a population of 3,429. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Dadgaon village has 1,770 males and 1,659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadgaon has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Dadgaon is 495335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadgaon covers 834.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dadgaon falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dadgaon is Belha, about 31 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dadgaon.

Dadgaon is about 38 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadgaon is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pathariya is about 5.5 km away. Mungeli is about 11 km away. Belha is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagatakapa (1.7 km), Jhagarkapa (1.7 km) and Khairi (2.1 km).

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

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