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About Dande Village

Dande is a mid sized village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,076, made up of 558 males and 518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dande Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dande village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar II
Pincode 143108
Area (hectares) 222.8 hectares
Population 1,076
Male Population 558
Female Population 518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dande compares

By the 2011 count Dande is the 71st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 222.8 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Dande

Dande is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dande as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dande from other places

Dande lies about 25 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Attari, about 2.5 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 Attari 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar II 25 km
District headquarters Amritsar 25 km

Villages closest to Dande

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dande village had a population of 1,076. That makes it the 71st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Dande village has 558 males and 518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dande has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Dande is 143108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dande covers 222.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dande falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dande is Attari, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dande.

Dande is about 25 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dande is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Attari is about 2.5 km away. Amritsar II is about 25 km away. Amritsar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Attari (1.9 km), Rangarh (2.0 km) and Ranike (2.1 km).

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

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