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About Dangu Village

Dangu is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 55 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,164 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246175
Area (hectares) 67.03 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 55
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,164
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 Dangu compares

By the 2011 count Dangu is the 280th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 67.03 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Dangu

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

Dangu 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 Dangu
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 Dangu

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 Dangu

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangu village had a population of 119. That makes it the 280th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Dangu village has 55 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangu has about 1164 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 Dangu is 246175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangu covers 67.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dangu falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dangu 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 Dangu.

Dangu 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.

Dangu 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 Dang (under 2 km), Dangsera (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 Dangu today is likely to be higher.

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