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About Dandi Village

Dandi is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 76 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandi village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182221
Area (hectares) 19.4 hectares
Population 151
Male Population 76
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandi compares

By the 2011 count Dandi is the 105th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 19.4 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Dandi

Dandi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dandi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 from other places

Dandi lies about 23 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 52 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 Dandi
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 2.0 km
District headquarters Doda 23 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 52 km

Villages closest to Dandi

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 Dandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandi village had a population of 151. That makes it the 105th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Dandi village has 76 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandi has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

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

Dandi covers 19.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dandi is Udhampur, about 52 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dandi.

Dandi is about 23 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandi is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 2.0 km away. Doda is about 23 km away. Udhampur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarna (1.8 km), Dhar (2.1 km) and Dharfra (2.1 km).

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

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