# Dhangaon Village, Shahpura, Dindori (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Shahpura, Dindori 

# Dhangaon

Dhangaon is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **515 people in 117 households**, the 183rd largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%.

- 515people (2011)
- 117households
- 46.8%literacy
- 1,137females per 1,000 males

## Dhangaon PIN code and other codes

Dhangaon falls in Shahpura sub-district, Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMenhadwani
- Census village code491816

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?

- Shahpura (sub-district HQ)58 km by road
- Dindori (district HQ)55 km by road
- Dindori (nearest town)55 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?

5 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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?

The main crops are **kodu and makka**. About 52% of the 412 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 11 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhangaon · ■ Shahpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****100%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****13%**

**80%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****99%**

**75%

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 Dhangaon?

■ Dhangaon · ■ Shahpura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.8%**

**59.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1137**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**967

Working population ****48.9%**

**57.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.7% for men and 34.2% for women. 48% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 238 (94%)

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 Shahpura

- Kaneri Ryt.524 people
- Hathdol523 people
- Majhgaon Mal.519 people
- Chargaon Mal.518 people
- Dobhi Mal.Bhatwara515 people
- Kasturi505 people
- Dhirwan Khurd504 people
- Dullopur Mal.504 people

[All 316 villages in Shahpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dindori/shahpura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhangaon from Dindori?55 km by road
- What is the population of Dhangaon?515 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhangaon in?Dindori district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhangaon?46.8% (Census 2011)