About Dantha Village

Dantha is a mid sized village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 262 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,164 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dantha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dantha village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Chaubattakhal
Pincode	246172
Area (hectares)	166.54 hectares
Population	567
Male Population	262
Female Population	305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,164
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dantha compares

By the 2011 count Dantha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 166.54 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Dantha

Dantha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dantha 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 Dantha from other places

Dantha lies about 34 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 44 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 Dantha
Tehsil headquarters	Chaubattakhal	2.9 km
Nearest town	Pauri	24 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	34 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	44 km

Villages closest to Dantha

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

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Common questions about Dantha

As per the Census of India 2011, Dantha village had a population of 567. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Dantha village has 262 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dantha has about 1164 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Dantha is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dantha covers 166.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dantha falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dantha is Kotdwara, about 44 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 Dantha.

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

Dantha is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 2.9 km away. Pauri is about 24 km away. Garhwal is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.