# Dhangawan Village, Gairatganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gairatganj, Raisen 

# Dhangawan

Dhangawan is a village in Gairatganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **717 people in 172 households**, the 44th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 717people (2011)
- 172households
- 72.8%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Dhangawan PIN code and other codes

Dhangawan falls in Gairatganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGairatganj
- Census village code483969

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?

- Gairatgang (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)58 km by road
- Gairatganj (nearest town)2 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gairatganj
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gairatganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raisen
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Dhangawan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 78% of the 388 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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, 86 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dhangawan · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**97%

Use banking services ****16%**

**26%

Television ****26%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**41%

Own their home ****90%**

**96%

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 · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**941

Working population ****28.6%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 66.0% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 110 (54%) · **■** Marginal 8 (4%)

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 Gairatganj

- Silari756 people
- Baniya Khedi739 people
- Badher735 people
- Mahalpur Patha726 people
- Bilwani708 people
- Chandoniganj707 people
- Karhoula692 people
- Rasidpur692 people

[All 169 villages in Gairatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/gairatganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhangawan from Raisen?58 km by road
- What is the population of Dhangawan?717 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhangawan in?Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhangawan?72.8% (Census 2011)