About Dhawadangal Village

Dhawadangal is a mid sized village in Kathikund tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 696, made up of 347 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawadangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawadangal village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Kathikund
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	158.97 hectares
Population	696
Male Population	347
Female Population	349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhawadangal compares

By the 2011 count Dhawadangal is the 19th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 372 residents. Its 158.97 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Dhawadangal

Dhawadangal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhawadangal as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhawadangal from other places

Dhawadangal lies about 28 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 22 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 Dhawadangal
Nearest railway station	Basukinath Railway Station	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kathikund	28 km
District headquarters	Dumka	28 km

Villages closest to Dhawadangal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawadangal village had a population of 696. That makes it the 19th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 372 residents.

Dhawadangal village has 347 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawadangal has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Dhawadangal is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawadangal covers 158.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhawadangal falls under Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhawadangal is Basukinath Railway Station, about 22 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 - 10 km distance for Dhawadangal.

Dhawadangal is about 28 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawadangal is in Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 22 km away. Kathikund is about 28 km away. Dumka is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.