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About Dhawadangal Village

Dhawadangal is a small village in Amrapara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 87 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawadangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawadangal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Amrapara
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 81.61 hectares
Population 168
Male Population 87
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhawadangal compares

By the 2011 count Dhawadangal is the 82nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 81.61 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Dhawadangal

Dhawadangal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhawadangal as Available within <5 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 Dhawadangal from other places

Dhawadangal lies about 33 km from Pakur, 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 Dhawadangal
Tehsil headquarters Amrapara 4.6 km
District headquarters Pakur 33 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 34 km

Villages closest to Dhawadangal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawadangal village had a population of 168. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Dhawadangal village has 87 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawadangal has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Dhawadangal is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawadangal covers 81.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhawadangal falls under Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhawadangal 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhawadangal.

Dhawadangal is about 33 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawadangal is in Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district. Amrapara is about 4.6 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 Jaraki (under 2 km), Udalbani (1.8 km) and Bhatkandar (1.9 km).

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

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