About Dhangaon Village

Dhangaon is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,009, made up of 471 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,142 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491225, 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	Gunderdehi
Pincode	491225
Area (hectares)	367.59 hectares
Population	1,009
Male Population	471
Female Population	538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,142
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhangaon compares

By the 2011 count Dhangaon is the 82nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 367.59 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

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 village. 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 Dhangaon from other places

Dhangaon lies about 34 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Sikosa, about 4.7 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 railway station	Sikosa	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gunderdehi	8.4 km
Nearest town	Balod	18 km
District headquarters	Durg	34 km

Villages closest to Dhangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangaon village had a population of 1,009. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Dhangaon village has 471 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangaon has about 1142 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Dhangaon is 491225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhangaon covers 367.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhangaon falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhangaon is Sikosa, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Dhangaon.

Dhangaon is about 34 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 Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Sikosa is about 4.7 km away. Gunderdehi is about 8.4 km away. Balod is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.