About Dhangaon Village

Dhangaon is a large village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,208, made up of 1,115 males and 1,093 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangaon village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Karandighi
Pincode	733215
Area (hectares)	367.05 hectares
Population	2,208
Male Population	1,115
Female Population	1,093
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhangaon compares

By the 2011 count Dhangaon is the 56th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 367.05 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dhangaon

Dhangaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhangaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dhangaon from other places

Dhangaon lies about 16 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, 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 Dhangaon
Tehsil headquarters	Karandighi	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Sudhani	9.9 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	16 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	23 km

Villages closest to Dhangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangaon village had a population of 2,208. That makes it the 56th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Dhangaon village has 1,115 males and 1,093 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangaon has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dhangaon is 733215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhangaon covers 367.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhangaon falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dhangaon is Sudhani, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhangaon.

Dhangaon is about 16 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangaon is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Karandighi is about 5.9 km away. Sudhani is about 9.9 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.