About Dhangawan Village

Dhangawan is a large village in Jaitpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,493, made up of 1,265 males and 1,228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2126.9 hectares hectares.

Dhangawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangawan village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Shahdol
Tehsil	Jaitpur
Area (hectares)	2126.9 hectares
Population	2,493
Male Population	1,265
Female Population	1,228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhangawan compares

By the 2011 count Dhangawan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 879 residents. Its 2126.9 hectares work out to about 1.2 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 114 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 20 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	Jaitpur	17 km
Nearest railway station	Sihora Road	20 km
Nearest town	Sihorā	22 km
District headquarters	Shahdol	114 km

Villages closest to Dhangawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangawan village had a population of 2,493. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 879 residents.

Dhangawan village has 1,265 males and 1,228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangawan has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Dhangawan covers 2126.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhangawan falls under Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhangawan is Sihora Road, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhangawan.

Dhangawan is about 114 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangawan is in Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district. Jaitpur is about 17 km away. Sihora Road is about 20 km away. Sihorā is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.