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About Dandi Village

Dandi is a mid sized village in Jalalpore tehsil, in the district of Navsari, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,116, made up of 537 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3156 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 396439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandi village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Navsari
Tehsil Jalalpore
Pincode 396439
Area (hectares) 3156 hectares
Population 1,116
Male Population 537
Female Population 579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandi compares

By the 2011 count Dandi is the 49th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,916 residents. Its 3156 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 958.

Getting to Dandi

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

Dandi lies about 14 km from Navsari, and the nearest railway station is Gandhismriti, about 12 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 Dandi
Nearest town Abrama 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalpore 12 km
Nearest railway station Gandhismriti 12 km
District headquarters Navsari 14 km

Villages closest to Dandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandi village had a population of 1,116. That makes it the 49th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,916 residents.

Dandi village has 537 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandi has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Dandi is 396439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandi covers 3156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dandi falls under Jalalpore tehsil of Navsari district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dandi is Gandhismriti, about 12 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dandi.

Dandi is about 14 km from Navsari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandi is in Jalalpore tehsil of Navsari district. Abrama is about 11 km away. Jalalpore is about 12 km away. Gandhismriti is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matwad (4.4 km), At (6.0 km) and Onjal (6.9 km).

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

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