About Dandi Village

Dandi is one of the larger villages in Palghar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,540, made up of 3,302 males and 3,238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Palghar
Pincode	401501
Area (hectares)	109 hectares
Population	6,540
Male Population	3,302
Female Population	3,238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandi compares

By the 2011 count Dandi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 60 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Dandi

Dandi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dandi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dandi from other places

Dandi lies about 70 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Boisar, about under 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 Dandi
Nearest railway station	Boisar	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palghar	11 km
District headquarters	Thane	70 km

Villages closest to Dandi

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 Dandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandi village had a population of 6,540. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Dandi village has 3,302 males and 3,238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandi has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Dandi is 401501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandi covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 60 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dandi falls under Palghar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dandi is Boisar, about under 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dandi.

Dandi is about 70 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandi is in Palghar tehsil of Thane district. Boisar is about under 2 km away. Palghar is about 11 km away. Thane is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.