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About Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan Village

Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan is a mid sized village in Medininagar tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,835, made up of 969 males and 866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Medininagar
Pincode 822113
Area (hectares) 214.29 hectares
Population 1,835
Male Population 969
Female Population 866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan compares

By the 2011 count Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan is the 17th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,594 residents. Its 214.29 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan

Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan from other places

Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan lies about 4.0 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Bermo, about 10 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 Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan
Tehsil headquarters Medininagar 4.0 km
District headquarters Palamu 4.0 km
Nearest town Kāro 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Bermo 10 km

Villages closest to Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Medininagar 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 Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan village had a population of 1,835. That makes it the 17th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,594 residents.

Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan village has 969 males and 866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan covers 214.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan falls under Medininagar tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan is Bermo, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan.

Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan is about 4.0 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan is in Medininagar tehsil of Palamu district. Medininagar is about 4.0 km away. Palamu is about 4.0 km away. Kāro is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokhraha Kalan (6.3 km), Pokhraha Khurd (6.3 km) and Kusi (11 km).

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

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