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About Danna Village

Danna is a small village in Thanamandi tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 329, made up of 176 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Danna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Danna village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Thanamandi
Pincode 185212
Area (hectares) 25.9 hectares
Population 329
Male Population 176
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Danna compares

By the 2011 count Danna is the 29th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 25.9 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Danna

Danna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Danna 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Danna from other places

Danna lies about 17 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 65 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 Danna
Tehsil headquarters Thanamandi 1.7 km
District headquarters Rajouri 17 km
Nearest town Rajaori 18 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 65 km

Villages closest to Danna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Danna village had a population of 329. That makes it the 29th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Danna village has 176 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Danna has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Danna is 185212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Danna covers 25.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Danna falls under Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Danna is Dugga, about 65 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Danna.

Danna is about 17 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Danna is in Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district. Thanamandi is about 1.7 km away. Rajouri is about 17 km away. Rajaori is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangota (under 2 km), Hasploot (2.0 km) and Naili (2.1 km).

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

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