About Dandwan Village

Dandwan is a mid sized village in Makdi tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 576, made up of 279 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493773, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandwan village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bastar
Tehsil	Makdi
Pincode	493773
Area (hectares)	490.13 hectares
Population	576
Male Population	279
Female Population	297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,065
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandwan compares

By the 2011 count Dandwan is the 71st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 490.13 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Dandwan

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

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.

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Common questions about Dandwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandwan village had a population of 576. That makes it the 71st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Dandwan village has 279 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandwan has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Dandwan is 493773. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandwan covers 490.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dandwan falls under Makdi tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Dandwan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dandwan.

Dandwan is in Makdi tehsil of Bastar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.