About Dhawadangal Village

Dhawadangal is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 790, made up of 391 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, 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	Maheshpur
Pincode	816107
Area (hectares)	212.63 hectares
Population	790
Male Population	391
Female Population	399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,020
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 78th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 212.63 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

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 5 - 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 38 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 21 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	Harinsing	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maheshpur	23 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	32 km
District headquarters	Pakur	38 km

Villages closest to Dhawadangal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maheshpur 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 790. That makes it the 78th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Dhawadangal village has 391 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawadangal has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Dhawadangal is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawadangal covers 212.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhawadangal falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhawadangal is Harinsing, about 21 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhawadangal.

Dhawadangal is about 38 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 Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Harinsing is about 21 km away. Maheshpur is about 23 km away. Nalhāti is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.