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About Dharangaon Village

Dharangaon is a large village in Kopargaon tehsil, in the district of Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,498, made up of 1,762 males and 1,736 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1501 hectares hectares.

Dharangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharangaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ahmadnagar
Tehsil Kopargaon
Area (hectares) 1501 hectares
Population 3,498
Male Population 1,762
Female Population 1,736
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dharangaon compares

By the 2011 count Dharangaon is the 24th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents. Its 1501 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Dharangaon

Dharangaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharangaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharangaon from other places

Dharangaon lies about 5.8 km from Ahmadnagar, and the nearest railway station is Katol, about 16 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 Dharangaon
Tehsil headquarters Kopargaon 5.8 km
District headquarters Ahmadnagar 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Katol 16 km
Nearest town Kātol 17 km

Villages closest to Dharangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharangaon village had a population of 3,498. That makes it the 24th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents.

Dharangaon village has 1,762 males and 1,736 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharangaon has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Dharangaon covers 1501 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharangaon falls under Kopargaon tehsil of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dharangaon is Katol, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dharangaon.

Dharangaon is about 5.8 km from Ahmadnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharangaon is in Kopargaon tehsil of Ahmadnagar district. Kopargaon is about 5.8 km away. Ahmadnagar is about 5.8 km away. Katol is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasali (2.8 km), Soyegaon (7.0 km) and Kanhegaon (11 km).

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

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