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About Dangri Village

Dangri is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 240 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177048, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177048
Area (hectares) 96.77 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 240
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dangri compares

By the 2011 count Dangri is the 37th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 96.77 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 1091.

Getting to Dangri

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

Dangri lies about 33 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 18 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 Dangri
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 13 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 18 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 33 km
Nearest town Talwāra 34 km

Villages closest to Dangri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangri village had a population of 448. That makes it the 37th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Dangri village has 240 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangri has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Dangri is 177048. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangri covers 96.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dangri falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dangri is Amb Andaura, about 18 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 Dangri.

Dangri is about 33 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangri is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 13 km away. Amb Andaura is about 18 km away. Hamirpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangarh (2.5 km), Sandwan (2.8 km) and Damoti (3.5 km).

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

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