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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Dhangawan is a village in Ekangarsarai mandal, Nalanda district, Bihar with 2,214 residents in 330 households. The literacy rate is 48.3%. It is located at coordinates 25.213°N, 85.015°E.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
rampravesh jamadar
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- LGD code
- 244850
- Pincode
- 801301
- Post office
- Ekangersarai
- Population
- 2,214
- Households
- 330
- Literacy rate
- 48.3%
- Sex ratio
- 954 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,047
- Distance to district centre
- 112 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 111 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 #25 of 89 villages in Ekangarsarai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.3%
−8.9% vs mandal average
Dhangawan48.3%
Ekangarsarai mandal57.2%
Nalanda district52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
954
+38 vs mandal average
Dhangawan954
Ekangarsarai mandal916
Household size
people per home
6.7
+0.6 vs mandal average
Dhangawan6.7
Ekangarsarai mandal6.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhangawan at a glance
Dhangawan is a village of 2,214 people in 330 households (Census 2011) in Ekangarsarai block, Nalanda district, Bihar, the 25th-largest of 89 villages in Ekangarsarai block. Literacy is 48%, 9 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 954 women per 1,000 men. It lies 112 km from the Nalanda district centre, 5 km from Kako, the nearest town, 3 km from Jehanabad railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 801301, served by Ekangersarai post office; the LGD village code is 244850. The nearest hospital or health centre is Hussain Nursing Home, 3 km away. The sarpanch is rampravesh jamadar, and the village votes in Bachhwara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surendra Mehta. The population is estimated at 2,610 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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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
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BIHARSHARIF
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 32
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kosiawan
- Total area (ha)
- 180
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 88.26
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhangawan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dhangawan
- LGD code
- 244850
- Pincode
- 801301
- Post office
- Ekangersarai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,214
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,610
- Households
- 330
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 954
- Literacy rate
- 48.3%
- Coordinates
- 25.21259°N, 85.01536°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bachhwara
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Surendra Mehta
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- rampravesh jamadar
- Block / Mandal
- Ekangarsarai
Getting there
How to reach Dhangawan
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
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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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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