About Danda Village

Danda is a small village in Sarila tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 51 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 647 females per 1000 males. The village covers 505.38 hectares hectares.

Danda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Danda village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Sarila
Area (hectares)	505.38 hectares
Population	84
Male Population	51
Female Population	33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	647

How Danda compares

By the 2011 count Danda is the 92nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 505.38 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 842.

How far is Danda from other places

Danda lies about 31 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 28 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 Danda
Nearest town	Mandi	9.0 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarila	31 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	31 km

Villages closest to Danda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Danda village had a population of 84. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Danda village has 51 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Danda has about 647 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 842.

Danda covers 505.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Danda falls under Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Danda is Buffer Stop, about 28 km away in a straight line.

Danda is about 31 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Danda is in Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district. Mandi is about 9.0 km away. Buffer Stop is about 28 km away. Sarila is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.