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About Dhangaon Village

Dhangaon is a mid sized village in Dondi Luhara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,796, made up of 852 males and 944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 764.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491771, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dondi Luhara
Pincode 491771
Area (hectares) 764.91 hectares
Population 1,796
Male Population 852
Female Population 944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhangaon compares

By the 2011 count Dhangaon is the 18th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 764.91 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Dhangaon

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

Dhangaon lies about 30 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 26 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 Dhangaon
Nearest town Khairāgarh 15 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Dondi Luhara 30 km
District headquarters Durg 30 km

Villages closest to Dhangaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dondi Luhara 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 Dhangaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangaon village had a population of 1,796. That makes it the 18th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Dhangaon village has 852 males and 944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangaon has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Dhangaon is 491771. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhangaon covers 764.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhangaon falls under Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhangaon is Rasmara, about 26 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 km distance for Dhangaon.

Dhangaon is about 30 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangaon is in Dondi Luhara tehsil of Durg district. Khairāgarh is about 15 km away. Rasmara is about 26 km away. Dondi Luhara is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghmar (2.4 km), Kamta (3.7 km) and Gurami (7.4 km).

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

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