About Dantau Village

Dantau is a mid sized village in Iglas tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,184, made up of 646 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dantau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dantau village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Aligarh
Tehsil	Iglas
Pincode	202145
Area (hectares)	174.32 hectares
Population	1,184
Male Population	646
Female Population	538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	833
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dantau compares

By the 2011 count Dantau is the 102nd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents. Its 174.32 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Dantau

Dantau is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dantau as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dantau from other places

Dantau lies about 28 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Sonai, about 18 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 Dantau
Tehsil headquarters	Iglas	9.0 km
Nearest railway station	Sonai	18 km
Nearest town	Rāya	20 km
District headquarters	Aligarh	28 km

Villages closest to Dantau

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

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Common questions about Dantau

As per the Census of India 2011, Dantau village had a population of 1,184. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents.

Dantau village has 646 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dantau has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Dantau is 202145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dantau covers 174.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dantau falls under Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dantau is Sonai, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Dantau.

Dantau is about 28 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dantau is in Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district. Iglas is about 9.0 km away. Sonai is about 18 km away. Rāya is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.