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About Dhangaon Village

Dhangaon is a mid sized village in Pamgarh tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,871, made up of 952 males and 919 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 566.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Pamgarh
Pincode 493228
Area (hectares) 566.88 hectares
Population 1,871
Male Population 952
Female Population 919
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 37th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,176 residents. Its 566.88 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

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 23 km from Janjgir Champa. 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
Tehsil headquarters Pamgarh 7.5 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 23 km
Nearest town Akaltara 24 km

Villages closest to Dhangaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pamgarh 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 1,871. That makes it the 37th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,176 residents.

Dhangaon village has 952 males and 919 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangaon has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Dhangaon is 493228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhangaon covers 566.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhangaon falls under Pamgarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Dhangaon notes the nearest railway station 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 23 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangaon is in Pamgarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Pamgarh is about 7.5 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 23 km away. Akaltara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mekri (under 2 km), Hirri (2.5 km) and Donga Kohraud (3.0 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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