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About Dantola Village

Dantola is a small village in Pati tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 32, made up of 19 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 684 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262580, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dantola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dantola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Pati
Pincode 262580
Area (hectares) 14.76 hectares
Population 32
Male Population 19
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 684
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dantola compares

By the 2011 count Dantola is the 130th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 323 residents. Its 14.76 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Dantola

Dantola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dantola as Available within 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 Dantola from other places

Dantola lies about 22 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 40 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 Dantola
Tehsil headquarters Pati 6.8 km
District headquarters Champawat 22 km
Nearest town Almora 28 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 40 km

Villages closest to Dantola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dantola village had a population of 32. That makes it the 130th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 323 residents.

Dantola village has 19 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dantola has about 684 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Dantola is 262580. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dantola covers 14.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dantola falls under Pati tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dantola is Kathgodam, about 40 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 <5 km distance for Dantola.

Dantola is about 22 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dantola is in Pati tehsil of Champawat district. Pati is about 6.8 km away. Champawat is about 22 km away. Almora 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 Mantande (under 2 km), Gagar (under 2 km) and Baman Chapar (under 2 km).

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

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