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About Dandargouni Village

Dandargouni is a mid sized village in Telkoi tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,267, made up of 620 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 781 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandargouni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandargouni village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Telkoi
Pincode 758019
Area (hectares) 781 hectares
Population 1,267
Male Population 620
Female Population 647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandargouni compares

By the 2011 count Dandargouni is the 11th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 727 residents. Its 781 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Dandargouni

Dandargouni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dandargouni as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dandargouni from other places

Dandargouni lies about 30 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Basantapur, about 32 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 Dandargouni
Tehsil headquarters Telkoi 7.7 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 30 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 30 km
Nearest railway station Basantapur 32 km

Villages closest to Dandargouni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandargouni village had a population of 1,267. That makes it the 11th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 727 residents.

Dandargouni village has 620 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandargouni has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Dandargouni is 758019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandargouni covers 781 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dandargouni falls under Telkoi tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Dandargouni is Basantapur, about 32 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dandargouni.

Dandargouni is about 30 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandargouni is in Telkoi tehsil of Kendujhar district. Telkoi is about 7.7 km away. Kendujhar is about 30 km away. Keonjhargarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saleikena (2.2 km), Kalapokhari (3.4 km) and Badiamunda (3.6 km).

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

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