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About Dang Village

Dang is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 215, made up of 117 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246123, 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 THALISAIN
Pincode 246123
Area (hectares) 4.95 hectares
Population 215
Male Population 117
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dang compares

By the 2011 count Dang is the 150th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 4.95 hectares work out to about 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Dang

Dang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dang as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 58 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 67 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 THALISAIN 13 km
Nearest town Pauri 42 km
District headquarters Garhwal 58 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 67 km

Villages closest to Dang

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in THALISAIN 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 215. That makes it the 150th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Dang village has 117 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dang has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Dang is 246123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dang covers 4.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dang falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dang is Ramnagar, about 67 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 village for Dang.

Dang is about 58 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 THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 13 km away. Pauri is about 42 km away. Garhwal is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaiti Or Jaitidang (under 2 km), Sedang (under 2 km) and Kimwadi (1.9 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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