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Dhangawan Population - Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh

Dhangawan is a large village located in Jaitpur Tehsil of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh with total 611 families residing. The Dhangawan village has population of 2493 of which 1265 are males while 1228 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dhangawan village population of children with age 0-6 is 406 which makes up 16.29 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dhangawan village is 971 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Dhangawan as per census is 961, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Dhangawan village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Dhangawan village was 55.63 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Dhangawan Male literacy stands at 65.12 % while female literacy rate was 45.87 %.

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 611 - -
Population 2,493 1,265 1,228
Child (0-6) 406 207 199
Schedule Caste 69 39 30
Schedule Tribe 1,683 842 841
Literacy 55.63 % 65.12 % 45.87 %
Total Workers 1,251 731 520
Main Worker 728 - -
Marginal Worker 523 254 269

Caste Factor

In Dhangawan village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 67.51 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 2.77 % of total population in Dhangawan village.

Work Profile

In Dhangawan village out of total population, 1251 were engaged in work activities. 58.19 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.81 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1251 workers engaged in Main Work, 210 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 411 were Agricultural labourer.