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About Dantha Village

Dantha is a mid sized village in Kotabommali tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,200, made up of 544 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,206 females per 1000 males. The village covers 456 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532195, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dantha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dantha village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Kotabommali
Pincode 532195
Area (hectares) 456 hectares
Population 1,200
Male Population 544
Female Population 656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,206
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dantha compares

By the 2011 count Dantha is the 24th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents. Its 456 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Dantha

Dantha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dantha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dantha from other places

Dantha lies about 38 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Peddasana, about 7.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dantha
Tehsil headquarters Kotabommali 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Peddasana 7.3 km
Nearest town Tekkali 13 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 38 km

Villages closest to Dantha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotabommali tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dantha

As per the Census of India 2011, Dantha village had a population of 1,200. That makes it the 24th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents.

Dantha village has 544 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dantha has about 1206 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Dantha is 532195. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dantha covers 456 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dantha falls under Kotabommali tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dantha is Peddasana, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dantha.

Dantha is about 38 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dantha is in Kotabommali tehsil of Srikakulam district. Kotabommali is about 6.7 km away. Peddasana is about 7.3 km away. Tekkali is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masahebpeta (1.6 km), Simhadripuram (2.0 km) and Tatiparthi (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dantha today is likely to be higher.

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