# Dhangaon Village, Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/khairagarh/dhangaon/ Village · Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon # Dhangaon Dhangaon is a village in Khairagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491885**. The 2011 Census counted **1,391 people in 229 households**, the 25th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 1,391people (2011) - 229households - 71.3%literacy - 491885PIN code ## Dhangaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhangaon is 491885.** Dhangaon falls in Khairagarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491885 - Gram panchayatDhangaon - Community development blockKhairagarh - Census village code440509 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhangaon from nearby towns? - Khairagarh (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)58 km by road - Khairagarh (nearest town)18 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Dhangaon? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhangaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jaalbanda - ○Degree college10+ km · Khairagarh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhangaon known for? About 68% of the 417 hectares of village land is sown, and 193 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Dhangaon Of every 100 households in Dhangaon in 2011, 90 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dhangaon · ■ Khairagarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **87% Toilet within the home ****24%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **77% Tap water ****40%** **13% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****44%** **62% Television ****32%** **32% Mobile phone ****37%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **21% Own their home ****97%** **97% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Dhangaon? ■ Dhangaon · ■ Khairagarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901** **996 Working population ****53.9%** **56.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 59.2% for women. 55% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 347 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 333 (44%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (6%) · **■** Marginal 20 (3%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Khairagarh - Singarghat1,487 people - Maroda1,486 people - Dapka1,462 people - Kulikasa1,395 people - Bhothi1,382 people - Pipla Kachhar1,379 people - Shergarh1,379 people - Kukarmuda1,349 people [All 226 villages in Khairagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/khairagarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhangaon?491885 - How far is Dhangaon from Rajnandgaon?58 km by road - What is the population of Dhangaon?1,391 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhangaon in?Rajnandgaon district (Khairagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Dhangaon?71.3% (Census 2011)