About Dansa Village

Dansa is a mid sized village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 620, made up of 310 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dansa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dansa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rampur
Pincode	172001
Area (hectares)	87 hectares
Population	620
Male Population	310
Female Population	310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dansa compares

By the 2011 count Dansa is the 33rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Dansa

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

Dansa lies about 59 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 Dansa
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur	5.0 km
District headquarters	Shimla	59 km

Villages closest to Dansa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dansa village had a population of 620. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Dansa village has 310 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dansa has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Dansa is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dansa covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dansa falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dansa notes the nearest railway station 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 Dansa.

Dansa is about 59 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dansa is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 5.0 km away. Shimla is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.