About Dhawadangal Village

Dhawadangal is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 466, made up of 238 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816103, 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	Shikaripara
Pincode	816103
Area (hectares)	151 hectares
Population	466
Male Population	238
Female Population	228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 109th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dhawadangal

Dhawadangal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhawadangal as Available within village. 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	Shikaripara	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 Shikaripara 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 466. That makes it the 109th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Dhawadangal village has 238 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawadangal has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Dhawadangal is 816103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawadangal covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhawadangal falls under Shikaripara 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 village 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 Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 22 km away. Shikaripara 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.