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About Dandabadi Village

Dandabadi is a small village in Sukma tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 119 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,303 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandabadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandabadi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Sukma
Pincode 494111
Area (hectares) 544.23 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 119
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,303
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandabadi compares

By the 2011 count Dandabadi is the 46th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 980 residents. Its 544.23 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Dandabadi

Dandabadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dandabadi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dandabadi from other places

Dandabadi lies about 35 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 42 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 Dandabadi
Tehsil headquarters Sukma 18 km
Nearest town Malakanagiri 31 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 35 km
Nearest railway station Kirandul 42 km

Villages closest to Dandabadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sukma 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 Dandabadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandabadi village had a population of 274. That makes it the 46th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 980 residents.

Dandabadi village has 119 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandabadi has about 1303 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Dandabadi is 494111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandabadi covers 544.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dandabadi falls under Sukma tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dandabadi is Kirandul, about 42 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dandabadi.

Dandabadi is about 35 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandabadi is in Sukma tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Sukma is about 18 km away. Malakanagiri is about 31 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampuram (3.8 km), Sonakuknar (4.2 km) and Nagaras (5.6 km).

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

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