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About Dandor Village

Dandor is a small village in Dadahu tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 151 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandor village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Dadahu
Pincode 173022
Area (hectares) 122.76 hectares
Population 284
Male Population 151
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dandor compares

By the 2011 count Dandor is the 17th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 242 residents. Its 122.76 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Dandor

The census records public bus service for Dandor 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dandor from other places

Dandor lies about 12 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 46 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 Dandor
Tehsil headquarters Dadahu 1.7 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 12 km
Nearest town Nāhan 13 km
Nearest railway station Barog 46 km

Villages closest to Dandor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandor village had a population of 284. That makes it the 17th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 242 residents.

Dandor village has 151 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandor has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Dandor is 173022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandor covers 122.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dandor falls under Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dandor is Barog, about 46 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dandor.

Dandor is about 12 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandor is in Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district. Dadahu is about 1.7 km away. Sirmaur is about 12 km away. Nāhan is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaili (under 2 km), Sattar Bhadon (under 2 km) and Dabhuri Tikkar (under 2 km).

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

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