About Dhangal Village

Dhangal is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 132 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176204
Area (hectares)	116.92 hectares
Population	255
Male Population	132
Female Population	123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhangal compares

By the 2011 count Dhangal is the 200th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 116.92 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dhangal

Dhangal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhangal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dhangal from other places

Dhangal lies about 50 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 16 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 Dhangal
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	13 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	16 km
Nearest town	Mamun	24 km
District headquarters	Kangra	50 km

Villages closest to Dhangal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangal village had a population of 255. That makes it the 200th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Dhangal village has 132 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangal has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Dhangal is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhangal covers 116.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhangal falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhangal is Nurpur Road, about 16 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhangal.

Dhangal is about 50 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangal is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 13 km away. Nurpur Road is about 16 km away. Mamun is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.