About Dandgund Village

Dandgund is a large village in Chitapur tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,118, made up of 1,024 males and 1,094 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 690.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandgund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandgund village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Gulbarga
Tehsil	Chitapur
Pincode	585211
Area (hectares)	690.87 hectares
Population	2,118
Male Population	1,024
Female Population	1,094
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,068
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandgund compares

By the 2011 count Dandgund is the 44th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 690.87 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Dandgund

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

How far is Dandgund from other places

Dandgund lies about 50 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Nalwar, about 10 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 Dandgund
Nearest railway station	Nalwar	10 km
Nearest town	Wādi	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chitapur	17 km
District headquarters	Gulbarga	50 km

Villages closest to Dandgund

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

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Common questions about Dandgund

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandgund village had a population of 2,118. That makes it the 44th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Dandgund village has 1,024 males and 1,094 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandgund has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Dandgund is 585211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandgund covers 690.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dandgund falls under Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dandgund is Nalwar, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dandgund.

Dandgund is about 50 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandgund is in Chitapur tehsil of Gulbarga district. Nalwar is about 10 km away. Wādi is about 15 km away. Chitapur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.