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About Dandi Bag Village

Dandi Bag is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 130, made up of 67 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandi Bag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandi Bag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 208 hectares
Population 130
Male Population 67
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandi Bag compares

By the 2011 count Dandi Bag is the 112th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 208 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Dandi Bag

Dandi Bag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dandi Bag as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dandi Bag from other places

Dandi Bag lies about 13 km from Shimla. 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 Dandi Bag
District headquarters Shimla 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 17 km

Villages closest to Dandi Bag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni 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 Dandi Bag

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandi Bag village had a population of 130. That makes it the 112th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Dandi Bag village has 67 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandi Bag has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Dandi Bag is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandi Bag covers 208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dandi Bag falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dandi Bag notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dandi Bag.

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

Dandi Bag is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 13 km away. Seoni is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gainda (under 2 km), Dalana (1.6 km) and Tabhog (1.8 km).

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

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