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About Dangwal Gaon Village

Dangwal Gaon is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 208, made up of 91 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,286 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangwal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangwal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246155
Area (hectares) 39.11 hectares
Population 208
Male Population 91
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,286
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 Dangwal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Dangwal Gaon is the 114th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 39.11 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Dangwal Gaon

Dangwal Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dangwal Gaon 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 Dangwal Gaon from other places

Dangwal Gaon lies about 5.9 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 17 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 Dangwal Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 2.7 km
District headquarters Garhwal 5.9 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 16 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 17 km

Villages closest to Dangwal Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lansdowne 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 Dangwal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangwal Gaon village had a population of 208. That makes it the 114th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Dangwal Gaon village has 91 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangwal Gaon has about 1286 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Dangwal Gaon is 246155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangwal Gaon covers 39.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dangwal Gaon falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dangwal Gaon is Kotdwara, about 17 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 Dangwal Gaon.

Dangwal Gaon is about 5.9 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangwal Gaon is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 2.7 km away. Garhwal is about 5.9 km away. Kotdwāra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kota (under 2 km), Kota Murandi (under 2 km) and Kotalisain (under 2 km).

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

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