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About Dania Village

Dania is a large village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,422, made up of 1,205 males and 1,217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 936.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dania village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dhamdha
Pincode 491001
Area (hectares) 936.3 hectares
Population 2,422
Male Population 1,205
Female Population 1,217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dania compares

By the 2011 count Dania is the 14th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 936.3 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Dania

Dania is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dania 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dania from other places

Dania lies about 19 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Durg Junction, about 18 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 Dania
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdha 10 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 13 km
Nearest railway station Durg Junction 18 km
District headquarters Durg 19 km

Villages closest to Dania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dania village had a population of 2,422. That makes it the 14th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Dania village has 1,205 males and 1,217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dania has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Dania is 491001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dania covers 936.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dania falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dania is Durg Junction, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Dania.

Dania is about 19 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dania is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Dhamdha is about 10 km away. Ahīwāra is about 13 km away. Durg Junction is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsada Khurd (1.8 km), Parsuli (2.0 km) and Silli (2.1 km).

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

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