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About Dandian Village

Dandian is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 658, made up of 316 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144406
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 658
Male Population 316
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dandian compares

By the 2011 count Dandian is the 182nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Dandian

Dandian 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 Dandian 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dadial, Daduwal, Dagam and Dairon. 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 Dandian

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandian village had a population of 658. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Dandian village has 316 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandian has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Dandian is 144406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandian covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dandian falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Dandian notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Dandian is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur 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 Dandian today is likely to be higher.

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