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About Dhangor Village

Dhangor is a small village in Bhadrota tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 65 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhangor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangor village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bhadrota
Pincode 175049
Area (hectares) 30.62 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 65
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhangor compares

By the 2011 count Dhangor is the 66th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 234 residents. Its 30.62 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Dhangor

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

Dhangor lies about 16 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 39 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 Dhangor
Tehsil headquarters Bhadrota 4.3 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 16 km
District headquarters Mandi 16 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 39 km

Villages closest to Dhangor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangor village had a population of 136. That makes it the 66th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 234 residents.

Dhangor village has 65 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangor has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Dhangor is 175049. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhangor covers 30.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhangor falls under Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhangor is Joginder Nagar, about 39 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 Dhangor.

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

Dhangor is in Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district. Bhadrota is about 4.3 km away. Sundarnagar is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarnota (under 2 km), Jhir (under 2 km) and Jamni (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhangor today is likely to be higher.

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