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About Dandeli Village

Dandeli is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 69 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,217 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandeli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandeli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249122
Area (hectares) 45.54 hectares
Population 153
Male Population 69
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,217
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 Dandeli compares

By the 2011 count Dandeli is the 180th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 45.54 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Dandeli

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

Dandeli lies about 8.9 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 29 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 Dandeli
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 8.9 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 8.9 km
Nearest town Tehri 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 29 km

Villages closest to Dandeli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Devprayag 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 Dandeli

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandeli village had a population of 153. That makes it the 180th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Dandeli village has 69 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandeli has about 1217 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Dandeli is 249122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandeli covers 45.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dandeli falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dandeli is Rishikesh, about 29 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 Dandeli.

Dandeli is about 8.9 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandeli is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 8.9 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 8.9 km away. Tehri is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalkyari (1.8 km), Bachheli Khal (2.3 km) and Manda (2.4 km).

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

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