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About Dangdehra Village

Dangdehra is a small village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 232 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangdehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangdehra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140103
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 455
Male Population 232
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dangdehra compares

By the 2011 count Dangdehra is the 113th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Dangdehra

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

Dangdehra lies about 28 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Dhulkot, about 4.8 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 Dangdehra
Nearest railway station Dhulkot 4.8 km
Nearest town Lālru 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 19 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 28 km

Villages closest to Dangdehra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Dangdehra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangdehra village had a population of 455. That makes it the 113th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Dangdehra village has 232 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangdehra has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Dangdehra is 140103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangdehra covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dangdehra falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dangdehra is Dhulkot, about 4.8 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 village for Dangdehra.

Dangdehra is about 28 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangdehra is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dhulkot is about 4.8 km away. Lālru is about 7.2 km away. Dera Bassi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadhanpur (under 2 km), Mandi (2.6 km) and Jharmari (2.7 km).

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

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