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About Dandra Village

Dandra is a large village in Sahaswan tehsil, in the district of Budaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,473, made up of 1,330 males and 1,143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.86 hectares hectares.

Dandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Budaun
Tehsil Sahaswan
Area (hectares) 388.86 hectares
Population 2,473
Male Population 1,330
Female Population 1,143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandra compares

By the 2011 count Dandra is the 24th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,376 residents. Its 388.86 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 857.

Getting to Dandra

Dandra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dandra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dandra from other places

Dandra lies about 49 km from Budaun, and the nearest railway station is Dhanari, about 24 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 Dandra
Tehsil headquarters Sahaswan 14 km
Nearest town Sahaswān 14 km
Nearest railway station Dhanari 24 km
District headquarters Budaun 49 km

Villages closest to Dandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandra village had a population of 2,473. That makes it the 24th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,376 residents.

Dandra village has 1,330 males and 1,143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandra has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 857.

Dandra covers 388.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dandra falls under Sahaswan tehsil of Budaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dandra is Dhanari, about 24 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 village for Dandra.

Dandra is about 49 km from Budaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandra is in Sahaswan tehsil of Budaun district. Sahaswan is about 14 km away. Sahaswān is about 14 km away. Dhanari is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vastuiya (1.9 km), Nainaul Bagwala (2.1 km) and Bhogajit Nagariya (2.7 km).

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

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