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About Dandaidih Village

Dandaidih is a mid sized village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 261 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496450, 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 Sarangarh
Pincode 496450
Area (hectares) 221.41 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 261
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandaidih compares

By the 2011 count Dandaidih is the 136th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 221.41 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

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 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 Dandaidih from other places

Dandaidih lies about 19 km from Sarangarh, 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 Sarangarh 19 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 Sarangarh 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 556. That makes it the 136th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Dandaidih village has 261 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandaidih has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Dandaidih is 496450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandaidih covers 221.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dandaidih falls under Sarangarh 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dandaidih.

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

Dandaidih is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 19 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 Kanwar Guda (5.4 km), Bar Bhantha (5.6 km) and Bhadriudan (5.7 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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