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About Dangot Village

Dangot is a mid sized village in Kalakote tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,106, made up of 590 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangot village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Kalakote
Pincode 185202
Area (hectares) 470.2 hectares
Population 1,106
Male Population 590
Female Population 516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dangot compares

By the 2011 count Dangot is the 19th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 470.2 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Dangot

Dangot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dangot as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dangot from other places

Dangot lies about 12 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 45 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 Dangot
Tehsil headquarters Kalakote 8.4 km
District headquarters Rajouri 12 km
Nearest town Rajaori 18 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 45 km

Villages closest to Dangot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangot village had a population of 1,106. That makes it the 19th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Dangot village has 590 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangot has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Dangot is 185202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangot covers 470.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dangot falls under Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dangot is Dugga, about 45 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dangot.

Dangot is about 12 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangot is in Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district. Kalakote is about 8.4 km away. Rajouri is about 12 km away. Rajaori is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangrot (under 2 km), Sonchal (under 2 km) and Gharat (1.6 km).

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

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