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About Dango Village

Dango is a mid sized village in Kuchai tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 669, made up of 338 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dango Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dango village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kuchai
Pincode 833101
Area (hectares) 396 hectares
Population 669
Male Population 338
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
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 Dango compares

By the 2011 count Dango is the 33rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 396 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Dango

Dango is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dango 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 Dango from other places

Dango lies about 24 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, about 14 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 Dango
Tehsil headquarters Kuchai 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Barabambo 14 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 18 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 24 km

Villages closest to Dango

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dango village had a population of 669. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Dango village has 338 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dango has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Dango is 833101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dango covers 396 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dango falls under Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dango is Barabambo, about 14 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 Dango.

Dango is about 24 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dango is in Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Kuchai is about 4.6 km away. Barabambo is about 14 km away. Chakradharpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rengsa (under 2 km), Gogamacha (under 2 km) and Bhurkunda (1.9 km).

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

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