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About Dandawa Village

Dandawa is a small village in Burhanpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 113 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 223223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Burhanpur
Pincode 223223
Area (hectares) 29.59 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 113
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandawa compares

By the 2011 count Dandawa is the 380th largest of the 454 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 967 residents. Its 29.59 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Dandawa

Dandawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dandawa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dandawa from other places

Dandawa lies about 102 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Dandupur, about 17 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 Dandawa
Nearest railway station Dandupur 17 km
Nearest town Bela 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Burhanpur 28 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 102 km

Villages closest to Dandawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandawa village had a population of 225. That makes it the 380th largest of the 454 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 967 residents.

Dandawa village has 113 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandawa has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Dandawa is 223223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandawa covers 29.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dandawa falls under Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dandawa is Dandupur, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dandawa.

Dandawa is about 102 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandawa is in Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Dandupur is about 17 km away. Bela is about 20 km away. Burhanpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharauli (2.1 km), Baheliapar (4.9 km) and Hasapur Kalan (4.9 km).

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

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