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About Dandai Village

Dandai is a small village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 410, made up of 207 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 822123
Area (hectares) 92.92 hectares
Population 410
Male Population 207
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandai compares

By the 2011 count Dandai is the 97th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 92.92 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Dandai

Dandai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dandai as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Chandeya, Chatma, Chaugain and Chetma. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 410. That makes it the 97th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Dandai village has 207 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandai has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Dandai is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandai covers 92.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dandai falls under Patan tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dandai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dandai.

Dandai is in Patan tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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