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About Dansara Village

Dansara is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 173 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249300, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dansara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dansara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249300
Area (hectares) 222.64 hectares
Population 359
Male Population 173
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
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 Dansara compares

By the 2011 count Dansara is the 73rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 222.64 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1228.

Getting to Dansara

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

Dansara lies about 35 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 60 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 Dansara
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 35 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 35 km
Nearest town Tehri 35 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 60 km

Villages closest to Dansara

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 Dansara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dansara village had a population of 359. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Dansara village has 173 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dansara has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Dansara is 249300. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dansara covers 222.64 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Dansara is Dehradun, about 60 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 Dansara.

Dansara is about 35 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dansara is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 35 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 35 km away. Tehri is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarakyana (under 2 km), Palethi (1.8 km) and Rayal Gaon (4.5 km).

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

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