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About Dandesara Village

Dandesara is a mid sized village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,089, made up of 550 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandesara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandesara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gurur
Pincode 491227
Area (hectares) 324.46 hectares
Population 1,089
Male Population 550
Female Population 539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandesara compares

By the 2011 count Dandesara is the 55th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 324.46 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Dandesara

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

Dandesara lies about 47 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Latabor, about 14 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 Dandesara
Tehsil headquarters Gurur 12 km
Nearest railway station Latabor 14 km
Nearest town Dhamtari 18 km
District headquarters Durg 47 km

Villages closest to Dandesara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandesara village had a population of 1,089. That makes it the 55th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Dandesara village has 550 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandesara has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Dandesara is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandesara covers 324.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dandesara falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dandesara is Latabor, about 14 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 km distance for Dandesara.

Dandesara is about 47 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandesara is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Gurur is about 12 km away. Latabor is about 14 km away. Dhamtari 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 Mudpar (1.7 km), Basin (3.0 km) and Mohara (3.1 km).

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

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