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About Dandalka Village

Dandalka is a small village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 63 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,254 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandalka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandalka village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249193
Area (hectares) 81.79 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 63
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,254
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 Dandalka compares

By the 2011 count Dandalka is the 89th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 81.79 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Dandalka

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

Dandalka lies about 14 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 73 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 Dandalka
District headquarters Uttarkashi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari 14 km
Nearest town Tehri 51 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 73 km

Villages closest to Dandalka

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 Dandalka

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandalka village had a population of 142. That makes it the 89th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Dandalka village has 63 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandalka has about 1254 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

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

Dandalka covers 81.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dandalka falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dandalka is Dehradun, about 73 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 Dandalka.

Dandalka is about 14 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandalka is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 14 km away. Bhatwari is about 14 km away. Tehri is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhankoli (2.0 km), Seku (3.2 km) and Gajoli (3.6 km).

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

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