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About Dangar Village

Dangar is a small village in Bhadrota tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 200, made up of 102 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bhadrota
Pincode 175049
Area (hectares) 55.88 hectares
Population 200
Male Population 102
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dangar compares

By the 2011 count Dangar is the 54th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 234 residents. Its 55.88 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Dangar

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

Dangar lies about 13 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 33 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 Dangar
Tehsil headquarters Bhadrota 1.6 km
District headquarters Mandi 13 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 33 km

Villages closest to Dangar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangar village had a population of 200. That makes it the 54th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 234 residents.

Dangar village has 102 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangar has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Dangar is 175049. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangar covers 55.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dangar falls under Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dangar is Buffer Stop, about 33 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 Dangar.

Dangar is about 13 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangar is in Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district. Bhadrota is about 1.6 km away. Mandi is about 13 km away. Buffer Stop 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 Bhadarwar (under 2 km), Chalhog (under 2 km) and Raserh (1.5 km).

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

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