About Dhangaon Village

Dhangaon is a mid sized village in Tarhasi tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 293 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangaon village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Tarhasi
Pincode	822118
Area (hectares)	41.37 hectares
Population	563
Male Population	293
Female Population	270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dhangaon compares

By the 2011 count Dhangaon is the 50th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 41.37 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Dhangaon

Dhangaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhangaon as Available within 5 - 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhangaon from other places

Dhangaon lies about 134 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chetar, about 2.1 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 Dhangaon
Nearest railway station	Chetar	2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarhasi	7.8 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	16 km
District headquarters	Palamu	134 km

Villages closest to Dhangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangaon village had a population of 563. That makes it the 50th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Dhangaon village has 293 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangaon has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Dhangaon is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhangaon covers 41.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhangaon falls under Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhangaon is Chetar, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhangaon.

Dhangaon is about 134 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangaon is in Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district. Chetar is about 2.1 km away. Tarhasi is about 7.8 km away. Lātehār is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.