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About Harwa Dangal Village

Harwa Dangal is a small village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 176 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harwa Dangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harwa Dangal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ramgarh
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 365
Male Population 176
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harwa Dangal compares

By the 2011 count Harwa Dangal is the 166th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Harwa Dangal

Harwa Dangal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Harwa Dangal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Harwa Dangal from other places

Harwa Dangal lies about 42 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 34 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 Harwa Dangal
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarh 29 km
Nearest town Pakur 33 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 34 km
District headquarters Dumka 42 km

Villages closest to Harwa Dangal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramgarh 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 Harwa Dangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Harwa Dangal village had a population of 365. That makes it the 166th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Harwa Dangal village has 176 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harwa Dangal has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Harwa Dangal is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harwa Dangal covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harwa Dangal falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harwa Dangal is Banshlai Bridge, about 34 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 10+ km distance for Harwa Dangal.

Harwa Dangal is about 42 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harwa Dangal is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Ramgarh is about 29 km away. Pakur is about 33 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhawa (under 2 km), Jari (under 2 km) and Baramasia (3.4 km).

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

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