About Dandagaon Village

Dandagaon is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 87 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 279193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandagaon village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Dunda
Pincode	279193
Area (hectares)	18.86 hectares
Population	171
Male Population	87
Female Population	84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
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 Dandagaon compares

By the 2011 count Dandagaon is the 99th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 18.86 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Dandagaon

Dandagaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dandagaon 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 Dandagaon from other places

Dandagaon lies about 50 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 12 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 Dandagaon
Nearest town	Rāipur	9.5 km
Nearest railway station	Harrawala	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dunda	15 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	50 km

Villages closest to Dandagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandagaon village had a population of 171. That makes it the 99th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Dandagaon village has 87 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandagaon has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Dandagaon is 279193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandagaon covers 18.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dandagaon falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dandagaon is Harrawala, about 12 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 Dandagaon.

Dandagaon is about 50 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandagaon is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rāipur is about 9.5 km away. Harrawala is about 12 km away. Dunda is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.