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About Dandsawli Village

Dandsawli is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,179, made up of 569 males and 610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.39 hectares hectares.

Dandsawli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandsawli village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 170.39 hectares
Population 1,179
Male Population 569
Female Population 610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dandsawli compares

By the 2011 count Dandsawli is the 210th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 170.39 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Dandsawli

Dandsawli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dandsawli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dandsawli from other places

Dandsawli lies about 26 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheta Sarai, about 2.6 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 Dandsawli
Nearest railway station Kheta Sarai 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 7.4 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 7.4 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 26 km

Villages closest to Dandsawli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandsawli village had a population of 1,179. That makes it the 210th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Dandsawli village has 569 males and 610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandsawli has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Dandsawli covers 170.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dandsawli falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dandsawli is Kheta Sarai, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dandsawli.

Dandsawli is about 26 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandsawli is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kheta Sarai is about 2.6 km away. Shahganj is about 7.4 km away. Shāhganj is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dobhi (under 2 km), Parakamal (1.5 km) and Porai Khurd (1.6 km).

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

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