# Dhangawan Village, Ambikapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/dhangawan/

Village · Ambikapur, Surguja 

# Dhangawan

Dhangawan is a village in Ambikapur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497001**. The 2011 Census counted **752 people in 169 households**, the 94th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 752people (2011)
- 169households
- 50.7%literacy
- 497001PIN code

## Dhangawan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhangawan is 497001.** Dhangawan falls in Ambikapur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497001
- Gram panchayatSapna
- Community development blockAmbikapur
- Census village code432978

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dhangawan from nearby towns?

- Ambikapur (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)24 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town)24 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 Dhangawan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhangawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sukhari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Dhangawan known for?

About 71% of the 145 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Dhangawan

Of every 100 households in Dhangawan in 2011, 12 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhangawan · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****55%**

**59%

Television ****3%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Dhangawan?

■ Dhangawan · ■ Ambikapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.7%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**972

Working population ****54.4%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.7% for men and 42.1% for women. 61% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 152 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 79 (19%) · **■** Marginal 159 (39%)

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 Ambikapur

- Bhalu Kachhar815 people
- Jogibandh786 people
- Hansuli780 people
- Bhitthi Khurd767 people
- Kulhadi736 people
- Lawaidih718 people
- Mahuatikra713 people
- Hariharpur704 people

[All 122 villages in Ambikapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ambikapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhangawan?497001
- How far is Dhangawan from Ambikapur?24 km by road
- What is the population of Dhangawan?752 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhangawan in?Surguja district (Ambikapur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhangawan?50.7% (Census 2011)