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About Dandi Village

Dandi is a mid sized village in Dataganj tehsil, in the district of Budaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,843, made up of 1,020 males and 823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 807 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.15 hectares hectares.

Dandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Budaun
Tehsil Dataganj
Area (hectares) 415.15 hectares
Population 1,843
Male Population 1,020
Female Population 823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 807
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 Dandi compares

By the 2011 count Dandi is the 99th largest of the 389 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,453 residents. Its 415.15 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 834.

Getting to Dandi

Dandi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dandi 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 Dandi from other places

Dandi lies about 34 km from Budaun, and the nearest railway station is Bilpur, about 16 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 Dandi
Tehsil headquarters Dataganj 6.8 km
Nearest town Dātāganj 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Bilpur 16 km
District headquarters Budaun 34 km

Villages closest to Dandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandi village had a population of 1,843. That makes it the 99th largest of the 389 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,453 residents.

Dandi village has 1,020 males and 823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandi has about 807 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 834.

Dandi covers 415.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dandi falls under Dataganj tehsil of Budaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dandi is Bilpur, about 16 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 Dandi.

Dandi is about 34 km from Budaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandi is in Dataganj tehsil of Budaun district. Dataganj is about 6.8 km away. Dātāganj is about 6.8 km away. Bilpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Setha Dandi (under 2 km), Pranpur Pukhta (under 2 km) and Rapura Pukhta (under 2 km).

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

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