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About Nihal Danda Village

Nihal Danda is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 50, made up of 33 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 515 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nihal Danda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nihal Danda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249145
Area (hectares) 11.87 hectares
Population 50
Male Population 33
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 515
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nihal Danda compares

By the 2011 count Nihal Danda is the 240th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 11.87 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Nihal Danda

Nihal Danda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nihal Danda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Nihal Danda from other places

Nihal Danda lies about 31 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 11 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 Nihal Danda
Nearest town Rāipur 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 13 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 31 km

Villages closest to Nihal Danda

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 Nihal Danda

As per the Census of India 2011, Nihal Danda village had a population of 50. That makes it the 240th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Nihal Danda village has 33 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nihal Danda has about 515 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 Nihal Danda is 249145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nihal Danda covers 11.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nihal Danda falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nihal Danda is Harrawala, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nihal Danda.

Nihal Danda is about 31 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nihal Danda is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Rāipur is about 7.6 km away. Harrawala is about 11 km away. Dhanaulti is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dubara (under 2 km), Kokliyal Gaon (under 2 km) and Mahendra Pur (1.7 km).

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

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