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About Dandu Village

Dandu is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,039, made up of 518 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 832113
Area (hectares) 281 hectares
Population 1,039
Male Population 518
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
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 Dandu compares

By the 2011 count Dandu is the 18th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 281 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Dandu

Dandu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dandu 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. The nearest villages by name are Chota Bana, Chota Dholadih, Chota Kunabera and Chota Sijulata. 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 Dandu

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandu village had a population of 1,039. That makes it the 18th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Dandu village has 518 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandu has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Dandu is 832113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandu covers 281 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dandu falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dandu notes the nearest railway station 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 Dandu.

Dandu is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan 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 Dandu today is likely to be higher.

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