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About Dhangawan Village

Dhangawan is a mid sized village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 717, made up of 377 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387.51 hectares hectares.

Dhangawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 387.51 hectares
Population 717
Male Population 377
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 44th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 387.51 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Dhangawan

Dhangawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhangawan as Available within village. 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 48 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sorai, about 43 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
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 2.0 km
Nearest town Begamganj 24 km
Nearest railway station Sorai 43 km
District headquarters Raisen 48 km

Villages closest to Dhangawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gairatganj 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 717. That makes it the 44th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Dhangawan village has 377 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangawan has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Dhangawan covers 387.51 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 Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhangawan is Sorai, about 43 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 <5 km distance for Dhangawan.

Dhangawan is about 48 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangawan is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 2.0 km away. Begamganj is about 24 km away. Sorai is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amgawan (2.0 km), Bhanpurganj (3.2 km) and Simariya Kalan (3.7 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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