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About Dang Village

Dang is a mid sized village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 526, made up of 265 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, 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 Dunda
Pincode 249152
Area (hectares) 152.94 hectares
Population 526
Male Population 265
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
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 the 36th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 152.94 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 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 33 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 30 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 Dunda 5.1 km
Nearest town Tehri 19 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 30 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 33 km

Villages closest to Dang

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.

Common questions about Dang

As per the Census of India 2011, Dang village had a population of 526. That makes it the 36th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Dang village has 265 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dang has about 985 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 Dang is 249152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dang covers 152.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dang falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dang is Harrawala, about 30 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 33 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 Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Dunda is about 5.1 km away. Tehri is about 19 km away. Harrawala is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gandabandaurf Baijkot (1.9 km), Saundhgaon (3.4 km) and Hitaru (3.6 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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