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About Dandeli Village

Dandeli is a mid sized village in Sawantwadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,253, made up of 639 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 755 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandeli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandeli village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Sawantwadi
Pincode 416514
Area (hectares) 755 hectares
Population 1,253
Male Population 639
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dandeli compares

By the 2011 count Dandeli is the 37th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 755 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Dandeli

Dandeli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dandeli 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhom, Brahmanpat, Charathe and Chaukul. 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 Dandeli

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandeli village had a population of 1,253. That makes it the 37th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Dandeli village has 639 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandeli has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1043.

The pincode recorded for Dandeli is 416514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandeli covers 755 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dandeli falls under Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Dandeli notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dandeli is in Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg 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 Dandeli today is likely to be higher.

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