Skip to main content

About Dangawas Village

Dangawas is one of the larger villages in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,470, made up of 3,869 males and 3,601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3647.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Merta
Pincode 341510
Area (hectares) 3647.84 hectares
Population 7,470
Male Population 3,869
Female Population 3,601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dangawas compares

By the 2011 count Dangawas is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 3647.84 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dangawas

Dangawas is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dangawas as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dangawas from other places

Dangawas lies about 70 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Merta City, about 2.8 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 Dangawas
Nearest railway station Merta City 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Merta 2.9 km
District headquarters Nagaur 70 km

Villages closest to Dangawas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangawas village had a population of 7,470. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Dangawas village has 3,869 males and 3,601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangawas has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Dangawas is 341510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangawas covers 3647.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dangawas falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dangawas is Merta City, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dangawas.

Dangawas is about 70 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangawas is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Merta City is about 2.8 km away. Merta is about 2.9 km away. Nagaur is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panchroliya Kalan (5.5 km), Netadiya (5.6 km) and Karakwal (5.7 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All