About Dhangaon Village

Dhangaon is a mid sized village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,391, made up of 707 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491885, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangaon village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Rajnandgaon
Tehsil	Khairagarh
Pincode	491885
Area (hectares)	417.05 hectares
Population	1,391
Male Population	707
Female Population	684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhangaon compares

By the 2011 count Dhangaon is the 24th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 417.05 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 well below the tehsil average of 1027.

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 - 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 Dhangaon from other places

Dhangaon lies about 37 km from Rajnandgaon, 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
Tehsil headquarters	Khairagarh	15 km
Nearest town	Khairāgarh	15 km
Nearest railway station	Rasmara	26 km
District headquarters	Rajnandgaon	37 km

Villages closest to Dhangaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khairagarh 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 1,391. That makes it the 24th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Dhangaon village has 707 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangaon has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Dhangaon is 491885. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhangaon covers 417.05 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 Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon 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 - 10 km distance for Dhangaon.

Dhangaon is about 37 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

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