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About Dandeli Village

Dandeli is a small village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 78 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249146, 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 Narendranagar
Pincode 249146
Area (hectares) 64.18 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 78
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 155th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 64.18 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 1109.

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 - 10 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 15 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, 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 Dandeli
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 15 km
Nearest town Tehri 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Narendranagar 20 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 23 km

Villages closest to Dandeli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narendranagar 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 145. That makes it the 155th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Dandeli village has 78 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandeli has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Dandeli is 249146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandeli covers 64.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dandeli is Rishikesh, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dandeli.

Dandeli is about 15 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 Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri Garhwal is about 15 km away. Tehri is about 15 km away. Narendranagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadreli (under 2 km), Baman Gaon (under 2 km) and Biman Gaon (under 2 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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