Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon # Dhangaon Dhangaon is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491668. The 2011 Census counted 1,098 people in 275 households, the 50th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 1,098 people (2011) - 275 households - 73.9% literacy - 491668 PIN code ## Dhangaon PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dhangaon is 491668. Dhangaon falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491668 - Gram panchayat Dhangaon - Community development block Chhuria - Census village code 441029 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhangaon from nearby towns? - Chhuriya (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 49 km by road - Dongargaon (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhangaon? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Dhangaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kumarda - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dongargaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhangaon known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and wheat. About 70% of the 473 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhangaon Of every 100 households in Dhangaon in 2011, 61 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dhangaon · ■ Chhuriya rural average - Electricity for lighting 61% 84% - Toilet within the home 4% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 88% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 6% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 90% 83% - Television 19% 21% - Mobile phone 14% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 8% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 18% 18% - Own their home 95% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhangaon? ■ Dhangaon · ■ Chhuriya rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.9% 74.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1080 1038 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 853 1008 - Working population 57.4% 56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 63.2% for women. 56% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 321 (51%) · ■ Farm labourers 142 (23%) · ■ Other work 30 (5%) · ■ Marginal 137 (22%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chhuriya - Bagdwar 1,112 people - Chando 1,104 people - Ghodatalab 1,102 people - Turregarh 1,101 people - Ban Nawagaon 1,096 people - Khursi Tikul 1,096 people - Job 1,088 people - Chirchari Khurd 1,080 people All 218 villages in Chhuriya ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhangaon? 491668 - How far is Dhangaon from Rajnandgaon? 49 km by road - What is the population of Dhangaon? 1,098 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhangaon in? Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Dhangaon? 73.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/dhangaon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.