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About Dandaidih Village

Dandaidih is a small village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 135 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandaidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandaidih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496554
Area (hectares) 59.35 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 135
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandaidih compares

By the 2011 count Dandaidih is the 162nd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 59.35 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Dandaidih

Dandaidih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dandaidih 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 Dandaidih from other places

Dandaidih lies about 6.8 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 33 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 Dandaidih
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 33 km

Villages closest to Dandaidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandaidih village had a population of 274. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Dandaidih village has 135 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandaidih has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Dandaidih is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandaidih covers 59.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dandaidih falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dandaidih is Raigarh, about 33 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 Dandaidih.

Dandaidih is about 6.8 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandaidih is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 6.8 km away. Raigarh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khokhepur (under 2 km), Marodarha (under 2 km) and Kariganthi (under 2 km).

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

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