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About Dandalaga Sila Village

Dandalaga Sila is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10, made up of 3 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandalaga Sila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandalaga Sila village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 29.49 hectares
Population 10
Male Population 3
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,333
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandalaga Sila compares

By the 2011 count Dandalaga Sila is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 29.49 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Dandalaga Sila

Dandalaga Sila is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dandalaga Sila as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dandalaga Sila from other places

Dandalaga Sila lies about 22 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 23 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 Dandalaga Sila
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 5.3 km
District headquarters Garhwal 22 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 22 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 23 km

Villages closest to Dandalaga Sila

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Yamkeshwar 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 Dandalaga Sila

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandalaga Sila village had a population of 10. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Dandalaga Sila village has 3 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandalaga Sila has about 2333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Dandalaga Sila is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandalaga Sila covers 29.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dandalaga Sila falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dandalaga Sila is Kotdwara, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Dandalaga Sila.

Dandalaga Sila is about 22 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandalaga Sila is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Yamkeshwar is about 5.3 km away. Garhwal is about 22 km away. Kotdwāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sila (under 2 km), Harsoli (under 2 km) and Thinga Banj (under 2 km).

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

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