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About Dand Village

Dand is a mid sized village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 805, made up of 416 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, 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 Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 330.35 hectares
Population 805
Male Population 416
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dand compares

By the 2011 count Dand is the 7th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 330.35 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Dand

Dand is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dand as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Saluni 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 Saluni 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 Dand

As per the Census of India 2011, Dand village had a population of 805. That makes it the 7th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Dand village has 416 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dand has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Dand is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dand covers 330.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dand falls under Saluni 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni 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.

The closest recorded villages are R F Dandi (under 2 km), Saili (2.6 km) and Biana (2.6 km).

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

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