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About Danda Village

Danda is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 200 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Danda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Danda village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182221
Area (hectares) 50.2 hectares
Population 385
Male Population 200
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Danda compares

By the 2011 count Danda is the 58th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 50.2 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Danda

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

Danda lies about 13 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 45 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 Danda
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 12 km
District headquarters Doda 13 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 45 km

Villages closest to Danda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Danda village had a population of 385. That makes it the 58th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Danda village has 200 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Danda has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Danda is 182221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Danda covers 50.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Danda falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Danda is Udhampur, about 45 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Danda.

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

Danda is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 12 km away. Doda is about 13 km away. Udhampur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malothi (under 2 km), Bhara (under 2 km) and Dugli (1.8 km).

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

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