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About Dangala Village

Dangala is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 105 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249180
Area (hectares) 24.39 hectares
Population 196
Male Population 105
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
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 Dangala compares

By the 2011 count Dangala is the 141st largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 24.39 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Dangala

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

Dangala lies about 26 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 25 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 Dangala
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 5.7 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 15 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 25 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 26 km

Villages closest to Dangala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangala village had a population of 196. That makes it the 141st largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Dangala village has 105 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangala has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Dangala is 249180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangala covers 24.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dangala falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dangala is Dehradun, about 25 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 Dangala.

Dangala is about 26 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangala is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 5.7 km away. Mussoorie is about 15 km away. Dehradun is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaim (under 2 km), Syalsi (under 2 km) and Than (under 2 km).

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

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