About Dande Village

Dande is a mid sized village in Palghar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 682, made up of 354 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dande Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dande village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Palghar
Pincode	401102
Area (hectares)	139.02 hectares
Population	682
Male Population	354
Female Population	328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dande compares

By the 2011 count Dande is the 156th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 139.02 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Dande

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

How far is Dande from other places

Dande lies about 49 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Kelve Road, about 7.6 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 Dande
Nearest railway station	Kelve Road	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palghar	13 km
Nearest town	Pālghar	13 km
District headquarters	Thane	49 km

Villages closest to Dande

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dande village had a population of 682. That makes it the 156th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Dande village has 354 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dande has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Dande is 401102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dande covers 139.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dande falls under Palghar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dande is Kelve Road, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Dande.

Dande is about 49 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dande is in Palghar tehsil of Thane district. Kelve Road is about 7.6 km away. Palghar is about 13 km away. Pālghar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.