Dhangawan Population, Caste, Working Data Katihar, Bihar - Census 2011

Dhangawan is a village situated in Kadwa block of Katihar district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 909 families residing in the village Dhangawan. The total population of Dhangawan is 4,515 out of which 2,308 are males and 2,207 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhangawan is 956.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhangawan village is 960 which is 21% of the total population. There are 488 male children and 472 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhangawan is 967 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (956) of Dhangawan village.

Population
4,515
Families
909
Literacy
37.72%
Sex Ratio
956

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhangawan is 37.7%. Thus Dhangawan village has lower literacy rate compared to 41.7% of Katihar district. The male literacy rate is 48.13% and the female literacy rate is 26.8% in Dhangawan village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Dhangawan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Dhangawan Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dhangawan village.

Total Male Female
Children 960 488 472
Literacy 37.72% 48.13% 26.8%
Scheduled Caste 834 435 399
Scheduled Tribe 74 37 37
Illiterate 3,174 1,432 1,742

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Dhangawan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dhangawan village out of total population, 2,117 were engaged in work activities. 47.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,117 workers engaged in Main Work, 100 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 826 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,002 837 165
Cultivators 100 96 4
Agriculture Labourer 826 678 148
Household Industries 12 6 6
Other Workers 64 57 7
Marginal Workers 1,115 394 721
Non Working 2,398 1,077 1,321

Nearby Villages to Dhangawan,

Below are the list of villages near Dhangawan village in Kadwa.

Village Population
Pothia 93
Sahajana 1,713
Bendhabari 432
Rasanpur 495
Bhamraili 442
Berho 1,511
Majhauli 449
Kolha 1,343
Mokaria 1,162
Chauki 4,317

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