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About Dandatanr Village

Dandatanr is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13, made up of 6 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandatanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandatanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 41.44 hectares
Population 13
Male Population 6
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dandatanr compares

By the 2011 count Dandatanr is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 41.44 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dandatanr

Dandatanr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dandatanr as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dandatanr from other places

Dandatanr lies about 31 km from Bengabad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 18 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 Dandatanr
Nearest railway station Giridih 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 31 km

Villages closest to Dandatanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandatanr village had a population of 13. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Dandatanr village has 6 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandatanr has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dandatanr is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandatanr covers 41.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dandatanr falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dandatanr is Giridih, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dandatanr.

Dandatanr is about 31 km from Bengabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandatanr is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Giridih is about 18 km away. Bengabad is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chunglo (6.6 km), Dondo (10 km) and Harinawatanr (13 km).

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

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