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About Dhangar Tola Village

Dhangar Tola is a mid sized village in Garu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,558, made up of 845 males and 713 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhangar Tola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangar Tola village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Garu
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 133.38 hectares
Population 1,558
Male Population 845
Female Population 713
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhangar Tola compares

By the 2011 count Dhangar Tola is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 439 residents. Its 133.38 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Dhangar Tola

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

Dhangar Tola lies about 29 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Hehegara Halt, about 14 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 Dhangar Tola
Tehsil headquarters Garu under 2 km
Nearest railway station Hehegara Halt 14 km
District headquarters Latehar 29 km
Nearest town Lātehār 29 km

Villages closest to Dhangar Tola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garu 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 Dhangar Tola

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangar Tola village had a population of 1,558. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 439 residents.

Dhangar Tola village has 845 males and 713 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangar Tola has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Dhangar Tola is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhangar Tola covers 133.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhangar Tola falls under Garu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhangar Tola is Hehegara Halt, about 14 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 Dhangar Tola.

Dhangar Tola is about 29 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangar Tola is in Garu tehsil of Latehar district. Garu is about under 2 km away. Hehegara Halt is about 14 km away. Latehar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garu (under 2 km), Hesag (under 2 km) and Purni Hesag (under 2 km).

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

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