About Dhangar Village

Dhangar is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 137 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhangar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Nadaun
Pincode	177044
Area (hectares)	10.38 hectares
Population	292
Male Population	137
Female Population	155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,131
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhangar compares

By the 2011 count Dhangar is the 74th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 10.38 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Dhangar

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

Dhangar lies about 16 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 30 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 Dhangar
Tehsil headquarters	Nadaun	5.4 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	16 km
Nearest railway station	Churaru Takarla	30 km
Nearest town	Nangal	43 km

Villages closest to Dhangar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangar village had a population of 292. That makes it the 74th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Dhangar village has 137 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangar has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Dhangar is 177044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhangar covers 10.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhangar falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhangar is Churaru Takarla, about 30 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhangar.

Dhangar is about 16 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangar is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 5.4 km away. Hamirpur is about 16 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.