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About Dandhari Village

Dandhari is a small village in Salekasa tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 182 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1988 hectares hectares.

Dandhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandhari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Salekasa
Area (hectares) 1988 hectares
Population 368
Male Population 182
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandhari compares

By the 2011 count Dandhari is the 77th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 1988 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Dandhari

Dandhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dandhari as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dandhari from other places

Dandhari lies about 48 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Darekasa, about 7.2 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 Dandhari
Nearest railway station Darekasa 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Salekasa 12 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 19 km
District headquarters Gondiya 48 km

Villages closest to Dandhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandhari village had a population of 368. That makes it the 77th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Dandhari village has 182 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandhari has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Dandhari covers 1988 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dandhari falls under Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dandhari is Darekasa, about 7.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dandhari.

Dandhari is about 48 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandhari is in Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district. Darekasa is about 7.2 km away. Salekasa is about 12 km away. Dongargarh is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murkudoh (3.7 km), Daldalkuhi (5.3 km) and Domatola (6.5 km).

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

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