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Revenue village·Kadwa block·Katihar

Dhangawan

Kadwa mandal
Pincode 855105
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Dhangawan observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Dhangawan

  • Sai Mandir · 1.2 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Kadwa mandal

The principal temple recorded for Kadwa mandal is Ashirwad club kalibari. No temple of this dedication is on record within Dhangawan itself.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →

Dhangawan is a village in Kadwa mandal, Katihar district, Bihar, with 4,515 residents across 909 households and a literacy rate of 29.7%. The village has multiple shops, primary health centres, ATMs, railway facilities, and mosques.

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LGD code
224538
Pincode
855105
Post office
Durgaganj
Population
4,515
Households
909
Literacy rate
29.7%
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000♂
Workers
2,117
Distance to district centre
208 km
Distance to mandal centre
249 km
Distance to Patna
44 km
Distance to Kolkata
449 km
Nearest railway station
Jehanabad · 3 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Hussain Nursing Home · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Dhangawan compares

By population, Dhangawan ranks #14 of 264 villages in Kadwa mandal.

Literacy rate
%
29.7%
−10.6% vs mandal average
Dhangawan
29.7%
Kadwa mandal
40.3%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
956
+34 vs mandal average
Dhangawan
956
Kadwa mandal
922
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.2 vs mandal average
Dhangawan
5.0
Kadwa mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Dhangawan at a glance

Dhangawan is a village of 4,515 people in 909 households (Census 2011) in Kadwa block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 14th-largest of 264 villages in Kadwa block. Literacy is 30%, 11 points below the block average of 40% and the sex ratio is 956 women per 1,000 men. It lies 208 km from the Katihar district centre, 5 km from Kako, the nearest town, 3 km from Jehanabad railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 855105, served by Durgaganj post office; the LGD village code is 224538. The nearest hospital or health centre is Hussain Nursing Home, 3 km away. The village votes in Purnia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Khemka. The population is estimated at 5,323 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Dhangama

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Dhangawan · this village4,51530%
Dhangawan · Ekangarsarai2,21448%0 km N
Dhangawan · Mayur Hand70754%0 km N
Dhangawan · Tarari3,30065%0 km N
Dhawan · Bikramganj2,74665%0 km N
Dhangai · Bikramganj0 km N
Dhangawan · Fatehpur1,31358%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhangawan

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KATIHAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
40
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
20
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
DHANGAMA
Total area (ha)
252
Irrigated area (ha)
113.62
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Dhangawan

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Dhangawan

LGD code
224538
Pincode
855105
Post office
Durgaganj
Population (Census 2011)
4,515
Population (projected 2026)
5,323
Households
909
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
956
Literacy rate
29.7%
Coordinates
25.21259°N, 85.01536°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Purnia
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Vijay Kumar Khemka
Block / Mandal
Kadwa
Nearest PHC
Hussain Nursing Home (2.6 km)
Nearest post office
Head Post Office (2.8 km)
Nearest bank
IDBI Bank (2.8 km)
Getting there

How to reach Dhangawan

Mandal centre
Kadwa · ≈ 249 km
≈ 8 h 31 min by car · 10 h 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katihar · ≈ 208 km
≈ 7 h 7 min by car · 8 h 27 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 23,037 people
Kako · ≈ 5.2 km
≈ 11 min by car · 13 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna44 kmcapital
  • Kolkata449 km
  • Delhi861 km
  • Hyderabad1102 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationJehanabad3 km
  • Hospital / PHCHussain Nursing Home3 km
  • ATM / bankIDBI Bank3 km
  • Petrol pumpMaa Durga Fuel Station2 km
  • CollegeSU College29 km
  • Police stationPolice Station, Masaurhi16 km
Nearest to the village
Health centre
Hussain Nursing Home2.6 km
Bank / ATM
IDBI Bank2.8 km
Petrol pump
Maa Durga Fuel Station2.1 km
Market
Jehanabad Market and fruit Bazaar2.8 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Dhangawan

1 Temple, 2 Mosques mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Dhangawan

3 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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