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About Dhangaon Village

Dhangaon is a small village in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 173 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,202 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493996, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Sahaspur Lohara
Pincode 493996
Area (hectares) 172.59 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 173
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,202
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhangaon compares

By the 2011 count Dhangaon is the 142nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 782 residents. Its 172.59 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

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 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 28 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 69 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
Tehsil headquarters Sahaspur Lohara 5.3 km
Nearest town Kawardha 21 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 28 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 69 km

Villages closest to Dhangaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahaspur Lohara 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 381. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 782 residents.

Dhangaon village has 173 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangaon has about 1202 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Dhangaon is 493996. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhangaon covers 172.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhangaon falls under Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhangaon is Rasmara, about 69 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 village for Dhangaon.

Dhangaon is about 28 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangaon is in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Sahaspur Lohara is about 5.3 km away. Kawardha is about 21 km away. Kabeerdham is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amgaon (under 2 km), Jamgaon (under 2 km) and Nawaghata (under 2 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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