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About Dangala Village

Dangala is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 30 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,300 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246128
Area (hectares) 102.52 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 30
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,300
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dangala compares

By the 2011 count Dangala is the 208th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 102.52 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Dangala

Dangala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dangala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dangala from other places

Dangala lies about 24 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 35 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 Dangala
District headquarters Garhwal 24 km
Nearest town Pauri 27 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 35 km

Villages closest to Dangala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangala village had a population of 69. That makes it the 208th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Dangala village has 30 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangala has about 1300 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Dangala is 246128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangala covers 102.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dangala falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dangala is Kotdwara, about 35 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 10+ km distance for Dangala.

Dangala is about 24 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangala is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 24 km away. Pauri is about 27 km away. Kotdwara is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Teli Wara (2.0 km), Koli Gaon (2.8 km) and Kola (2.9 km).

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

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