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About Dhangapur Village

Dhangapur is a large village in Aland tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,340, made up of 1,190 males and 1,150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1109.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Aland
Pincode 585302
Area (hectares) 1109.27 hectares
Population 2,340
Male Population 1,190
Female Population 1,150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhangapur compares

By the 2011 count Dhangapur is the 46th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents. Its 1109.27 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dhangapur

Dhangapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhangapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dhangapur from other places

Dhangapur lies about 32 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Ganagapur Road, 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 Dhangapur
Nearest railway station Ganagapur Road 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Aland 16 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 32 km

Villages closest to Dhangapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangapur village had a population of 2,340. That makes it the 46th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents.

Dhangapur village has 1,190 males and 1,150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangapur has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Dhangapur is 585302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhangapur covers 1109.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhangapur falls under Aland tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dhangapur is Ganagapur Road, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhangapur.

Dhangapur is about 32 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangapur is in Aland tehsil of Gulbarga district. Ganagapur Road is about 10 km away. Aland is about 16 km away. Gulbarga is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Battarga (1.7 km), Jawali D (1.8 km) and Nimberga (5.4 km).

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

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