About Dandi Village

Dandi is a large village in Valsad tehsil, in the district of Valsad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,162, made up of 1,623 males and 1,539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1022.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 396385, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandi village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Valsad
Tehsil	Valsad
Pincode	396385
Area (hectares)	1022.89 hectares
Population	3,162
Male Population	1,623
Female Population	1,539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
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 22nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,620 residents. Its 1022.89 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

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 34 km from Valsad, 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
Nearest railway station	Gandhismriti	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Valsad	34 km

Villages closest to Dandi

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

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Common questions about Dandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandi village had a population of 3,162. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,620 residents.

Dandi village has 1,623 males and 1,539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandi has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Dandi is 396385. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandi covers 1022.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dandi falls under Valsad tehsil of Valsad 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 34 km from Valsad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandi is in Valsad tehsil of Valsad district. Abrama is about 11 km away. Gandhismriti is about 12 km away. Valsad is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.