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About Dhangawan Village

Dhangawan is a mid sized village in Sihora tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 363 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.34 hectares hectares.

Dhangawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Sihora
Area (hectares) 353.34 hectares
Population 688
Male Population 363
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhangawan compares

By the 2011 count Dhangawan is the 69th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 931 residents. Its 353.34 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Dhangawan

Dhangawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhangawan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dhangawan from other places

Dhangawan lies about 50 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Dundi, about 3.8 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 Dhangawan
Nearest railway station Dundi 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihora 12 km
Nearest town Sihorā 12 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 50 km

Villages closest to Dhangawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangawan village had a population of 688. That makes it the 69th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 931 residents.

Dhangawan village has 363 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangawan has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Dhangawan covers 353.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhangawan falls under Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhangawan is Dundi, about 3.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhangawan.

Dhangawan is about 50 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangawan is in Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district. Dundi is about 3.8 km away. Sihora is about 12 km away. Sihorā is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barne (6.8 km), Bilha (7.1 km) and Raipura Muhsam (8.5 km).

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

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