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About Dandel Village

Dandel is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 80 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,388 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176096, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandel village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176096
Area (hectares) 111.16 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 80
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,388
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandel compares

By the 2011 count Dandel is the 117th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 111.16 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Dandel

Dandel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dandel as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dandel from other places

Dandel lies about 67 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 27 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 Dandel
Nearest town Mandi 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 29 km
District headquarters Kangra 67 km

Villages closest to Dandel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandel village had a population of 191. That makes it the 117th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Dandel village has 80 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandel has about 1388 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Dandel is 176096. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandel covers 111.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dandel falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dandel is Buffer Stop, about 27 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dandel.

Dandel is about 67 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandel is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Mandi is about 9.0 km away. Buffer Stop is about 27 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Odri (3.7 km), Andrana (7.1 km) and Gulana (7.1 km).

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

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