INDIAN VILLAGE DIRECTORY

The Dangs

The Dangs is a district in the Gujarat State of India. Total area of The Dangs is 1,766 km² including 1,755.49 km² rural area and 10.51 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, The Dangs has a population of 2,28,291 peoples, out of which urban population is 24,687 while rural population is 2,03,604. The district has a population density of 129.3 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 44,699 houses in the district, including 4,810 urban houses and 39,889 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 308 villages in the dangs district.

The The Dangs district is further divided in to Talukas / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

There are 1 talukas in The Dangs district. Here is the list of all The Dangs Talukas / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.


List of CD Blocks / Talukas in The Dangs District

#Taluka (CD Block)Area (km²)Population (2011)
1The Dangs1,7662,28,291

Population of The Dangs District

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 2,03,604 24,687 2,28,291
Male Population 1,01,710 12,111 1,13,821
Female Population 1,01,894 12,576 1,14,470
Population Density 116 / km² 2,349 / km² 129 / km²

Households in The Dangs District

Rural Households
Urban Households
Total Households
39,889
4,810
44,699






District Overview
District (Hindi) : The Dangs
(डांग)
State / UT : Gujarat
Total Area : 1,766 km²
Total Population : 2,28,291
Density : 129/km²
Total Villages : 308
Total PopulationVillages in The Dangs District
less Than 20019
200 - 499106
500 - 999133
1000 - 199947
2000 - 49993
5000 - 9999N/A
10000 and aboveN/A





* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.