# Dhangawan Village, Jaitpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaitpur/dhangawan/ Village · Jaitpur, Shahdol # Dhangawan Dhangawan is a village in Jaitpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,493 people in 611 households**, the 3rd largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%. - 2,493people (2011) - 611households - 55.6%literacy - 971females per 1,000 males ## Dhangawan PIN code and other codes Dhangawan falls in Jaitpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockPali No.1 - Census village code501563 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? - Jaitpur (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Shahdol (district HQ)15 km by road - Shahdol (nearest town)15 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? 13 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Birohali - ○Degree college10+ km · Shahdol - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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? About 40% of the 2,127 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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, 49 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhangawan · ■ Jaitpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****49%** **26% Toilet within the home ****1%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****94%** **67% Television ****4%** **5% Mobile phone ****11%** **12% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****45%** **38% 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 · ■ Jaitpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%** **61.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961** **972 Working population ****50.2%** **54.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.1% for men and 45.9% for women. 58% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 210 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 411 (33%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 87 (7%) · **■** Marginal 523 (42%) 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 Jaitpur - Keshawahi3,729 people - Jaitpur2,558 people - Deori2,329 people - Khamhidol2,136 people - Balbahara1,972 people - Bahgad1,920 people [All 185 villages in Jaitpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaitpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhangawan from Shahdol?15 km by road - What is the population of Dhangawan?2,493 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhangawan in?Shahdol district (Jaitpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dhangawan?55.6% (Census 2011)