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Dhangawan Population - Araria, Bihar

Dhangawan is a large village located in Palasi Block of Araria district, Bihar with total 683 families residing. The Dhangawan village has population of 3089 of which 1599 are males while 1490 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dhangawan village population of children with age 0-6 is 644 which makes up 20.85 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dhangawan village is 932 which is higher than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Dhangawan as per census is 894, lower than Bihar average of 935.

Dhangawan village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Dhangawan village was 47.53 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Dhangawan Male literacy stands at 57.51 % while female literacy rate was 36.93 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Dhangawan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Dhangawan village.

Dhangawan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 683 - -
Population 3,089 1,599 1,490
Child (0-6) 644 340 304
Schedule Caste 243 129 114
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 47.53 % 57.51 % 36.93 %
Total Workers 1,269 842 427
Main Worker 555 - -
Marginal Worker 714 340 374

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.87 % of total population in Dhangawan village. The village Dhangawan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Dhangawan village out of total population, 1269 were engaged in work activities. 43.74 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.26 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1269 workers engaged in Main Work, 175 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 258 were Agricultural labourer.