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About Dandar Kalan Village

Dandar Kalan is one of the larger villages in Panki tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,041, made up of 2,626 males and 2,415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 808 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandar Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandar Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Panki
Pincode 822118
Area (hectares) 808 hectares
Population 5,041
Male Population 2,626
Female Population 2,415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandar Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Dandar Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 857 residents. Its 808 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Dandar Kalan

Dandar Kalan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dandar Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chanpi Khurd, Chauphal, Chhapar and Chorea. 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 Dandar Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandar Kalan village had a population of 5,041. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 857 residents.

Dandar Kalan village has 2,626 males and 2,415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandar Kalan has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Dandar Kalan is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandar Kalan covers 808 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dandar Kalan falls under Panki tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dandar Kalan.

Dandar Kalan is in Panki 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 Dandar Kalan today is likely to be higher.

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