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About Dang Village

Dang is a mid sized village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,640, made up of 872 males and 768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dang village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249193
Area (hectares) 36.53 hectares
Population 1,640
Male Population 872
Female Population 768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
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 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 578 residents. Its 36.53 hectares work out to about 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Dang

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

Dang lies about 9.4 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 53 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
District headquarters Uttarkashi 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari 26 km
Nearest town Tehri 29 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 53 km

Villages closest to Dang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dang village had a population of 1,640. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Dang village has 872 males and 768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dang has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Dang is 249193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dang covers 36.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dang falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dang is Dehradun, about 53 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 Dang.

Dang is about 9.4 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dang is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 9.4 km away. Bhatwari is about 26 km away. Tehri is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanpur (6.8 km), Aleth (7.0 km) and Bhailuda (7.1 km).

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

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