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About Dhangar Village

Dhangar is a small village in Mandangad tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 177, made up of 77 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,299 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhangar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Mandangad
Pincode 415203
Area (hectares) 245 hectares
Population 177
Male Population 77
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,299
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhangar compares

By the 2011 count Dhangar is the 98th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 245 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1330.

Getting to Dhangar

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

Dhangar lies about 142 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Mangaon, about 9.9 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 Dhangar
Nearest railway station Mangaon 9.9 km
Nearest town Indāpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandangad 34 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 142 km

Villages closest to Dhangar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangar village had a population of 177. That makes it the 98th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Dhangar village has 77 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangar has about 1299 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1330.

The pincode recorded for Dhangar is 415203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhangar covers 245 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhangar falls under Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhangar is Mangaon, about 9.9 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 - 10 km distance for Dhangar.

Dhangar is about 142 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangar is in Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Mangaon is about 9.9 km away. Indāpur is about 13 km away. Mandangad is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pale (16 km), Ambavane Bk (19 km) and Sade (33 km).

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

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