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About Dangri Village

Dangri is a large village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,384, made up of 1,266 males and 1,118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4336.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangri village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Fatehgarh
Pincode 345027
Area (hectares) 4336.22 hectares
Population 2,384
Male Population 1,266
Female Population 1,118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dangri compares

By the 2011 count Dangri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 4336.22 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 851.

Getting to Dangri

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

Dangri lies about 64 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Jetha Chandan, about 52 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 Dangri
Tehsil headquarters Fatehgarh 22 km
Nearest railway station Jetha Chandan 52 km
District headquarters Jaisalmer 64 km

Villages closest to Dangri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangri village had a population of 2,384. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Dangri village has 1,266 males and 1,118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangri has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 851.

The pincode recorded for Dangri is 345027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangri covers 4336.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dangri falls under Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dangri is Jetha Chandan, about 52 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 10+ km distance for Dangri.

Dangri is about 64 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangri is in Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Fatehgarh is about 22 km away. Jetha Chandan is about 52 km away. Jaisalmer is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhaniyon Ki Dhani (6.7 km), Chhodiya (9.6 km) and Pabnasar (11 km).

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

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