About Dandi Village

Dandi is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 239 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandi village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhalai
Pincode	176312
Area (hectares)	170.74 hectares
Population	478
Male Population	239
Female Population	239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandi compares

By the 2011 count Dandi is the 19th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 170.74 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

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 village. 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 22 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 48 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
Tehsil headquarters	Bhalai	7.9 km
District headquarters	Chamba	22 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	48 km

Villages closest to Dandi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhalai 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 478. That makes it the 19th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Dandi village has 239 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Dandi is 176312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandi covers 170.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dandi falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dandi is Nurpur Road, about 48 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 village for Dandi.

Dandi is about 22 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandi is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Bhalai is about 7.9 km away. Chamba is about 22 km away. Nurpur Road is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.