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About Dadani Village

Dadani is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 49 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,490 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 246147
Area (hectares) 6.35 hectares
Population 122
Male Population 49
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,490
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dadani compares

By the 2011 count Dadani is the 65th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 6.35 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Dadani

Dadani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dadani as Available within <5 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 Dadani from other places

Dadani lies about 47 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 53 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 Dadani
Nearest town Pauri 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 6.2 km
District headquarters Garhwal 47 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 53 km

Villages closest to Dadani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadani village had a population of 122. That makes it the 65th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Dadani village has 49 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadani has about 1490 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Dadani is 246147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadani covers 6.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dadani falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dadani is Rishikesh, about 53 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dadani.

Dadani is about 47 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadani is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 5.8 km away. Srinagar is about 6.2 km away. Garhwal is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakh (under 2 km), Chamsera (under 2 km) and Asingi (under 2 km).

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

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