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About Dhawadangal Village

Dhawadangal is a small village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 83 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816104, 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 Hiranpur
Pincode 816104
Area (hectares) 72.43 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 83
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhawadangal compares

By the 2011 count Dhawadangal is the 100th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 72.43 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 995.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 14 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Nagarnabi, about 16 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 Hiranpur 14 km
District headquarters Pakur 14 km
Nearest railway station Nagarnabi 16 km

Villages closest to Dhawadangal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hiranpur 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 176. That makes it the 100th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Dhawadangal village has 83 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawadangal has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Dhawadangal is 816104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawadangal covers 72.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhawadangal falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhawadangal is Nagarnabi, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dhawadangal.

Dhawadangal is about 14 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 Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Hiranpur is about 14 km away. Pakur is about 14 km away. Nagarnabi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naraindih (under 2 km), Simaldhap (1.8 km) and Jagatpur (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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