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About Dang Village

Dang is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 51, made up of 26 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, 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 Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 32.69 hectares
Population 51
Male Population 26
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
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 Dang compares

By the 2011 count Dang is the 158th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 32.69 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

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 <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 Dang from other places

Dang 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 Dang
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 11 km
District headquarters Garhwal 24 km
Nearest town Pauri 27 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 35 km

Villages closest to Dang

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Satpuli 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 51. That makes it the 158th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Dang village has 26 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dang has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

The pincode recorded for Dang is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dang covers 32.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dang falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dang 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dang.

Dang 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.

Dang is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 11 km away. Garhwal is about 24 km away. Pauri is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basdang (under 2 km), Dangal Khet (under 2 km) and Binjoli (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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