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About Dandai Village

Dandai is a small village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 59, made up of 30 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825403
Area (hectares) 156 hectares
Population 59
Male Population 30
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
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 Dandai compares

By the 2011 count Dandai is the 212th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Dandai

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

Dandai lies about 14 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 42 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 Dandai
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 14 km
District headquarters Chatra 14 km
Nearest town Chatrā 14 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 42 km

Villages closest to Dandai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Dandai

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandai village had a population of 59. That makes it the 212th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Dandai village has 30 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandai has about 967 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 962.

The pincode recorded for Dandai is 825403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandai covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dandai falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dandai is Kathautia, about 42 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 Dandai.

Dandai is about 14 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandai is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 14 km away. Chatra is about 14 km away. Chatrā is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhobey (under 2 km), Majhgawan (under 2 km) and Parma Chak (2.1 km).

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

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