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About Dandal Gaon Village

Dandal Gaon is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 25 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246001
Area (hectares) 27.15 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 25
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Dandal Gaon is the 452nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 27.15 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1259.

Getting to Dandal Gaon

Dandal Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dandal Gaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dandal Gaon from other places

Dandal Gaon lies about 57 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 57 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 Dandal Gaon
Nearest town Srīnagar 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 16 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 57 km
District headquarters Garhwal 57 km

Villages closest to Dandal Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandal Gaon village had a population of 55. That makes it the 452nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Dandal Gaon village has 25 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandal Gaon has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Dandal Gaon is 246001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandal Gaon covers 27.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dandal Gaon falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dandal Gaon is Rishikesh, about 57 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dandal Gaon.

Dandal Gaon is about 57 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandal Gaon is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 8.7 km away. Pauri is about 16 km away. Rishikesh is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badiyar (under 2 km), Ghandyal (under 2 km) and Mar Gaon (4.0 km).

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

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