About Dang Village

Dang is a mid sized village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 739, made up of 342 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,161 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 279145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dang village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil	Tehri
Pincode	279145
Area (hectares)	187.85 hectares
Population	739
Male Population	342
Female Population	397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,161
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dang compares

By the 2011 count Dang is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 187.85 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 1154.

Getting to Dang

Dang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dang as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dang from other places

Dang lies about 10 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 46 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 Dang
Tehsil headquarters	Tehri	10 km
District headquarters	Tehri Garhwal	10 km
Nearest railway station	Harrawala	46 km

Villages closest to Dang

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

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Common questions about Dang

As per the Census of India 2011, Dang village had a population of 739. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Dang village has 342 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dang has about 1161 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Dang is 279145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dang covers 187.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dang falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dang is Harrawala, about 46 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dang.

Dang is about 10 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dang is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 10 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 10 km away. Harrawala is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.