About Dand Village

Dand is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 144 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dand village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	97.73 hectares
Population	269
Male Population	144
Female Population	125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	868
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dand compares

By the 2011 count Dand is the 118th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 97.73 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Dand

Dand is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dand as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dand from other places

Dand lies about 17 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 53 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 Dand
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	17 km
District headquarters	Chamba	17 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	53 km

Villages closest to Dand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dand village had a population of 269. That makes it the 118th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Dand village has 144 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dand has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Dand is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dand covers 97.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dand falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dand is Nurpur Road, about 53 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dand.

Dand is about 17 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dand is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 17 km away. Chamba is about 17 km away. Nurpur Road is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.