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About Dang Village

Dang is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 209, made up of 103 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dang village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246143
Area (hectares) 35.92 hectares
Population 209
Male Population 103
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dang compares

By the 2011 count Dang is the 144th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 35.92 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 Dang

Dang is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dang as Available within 10+ 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 Dang from other places

Dang lies about 49 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 49 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 Dang
Nearest town Srīnagar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 7.7 km
District headquarters Garhwal 49 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 49 km

Villages closest to Dang

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 Dang

As per the Census of India 2011, Dang village had a population of 209. That makes it the 144th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Dang village has 103 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dang has about 1029 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 Dang is 246143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dang covers 35.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dang falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dang is Rishikesh, about 49 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 <5 km distance for Dang.

Dang is about 49 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dang is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about under 2 km away. Pauri is about 7.7 km away. Garhwal is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dangsera (under 2 km), Dangu (under 2 km) and Guwad Lagga Dang (under 2 km).

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

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