About Wan Village

Wan is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 139 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wan village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Dunda
Pincode	249152
Area (hectares)	55.19 hectares
Population	282
Male Population	139
Female Population	143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Wan compares

By the 2011 count Wan is the 78th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 55.19 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 1031.

Getting to Wan

Wan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Wan from other places

Wan lies about 18 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 Wan
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dunda	32 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	37 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	53 km

Villages closest to Wan

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 Wan

As per the Census of India 2011, Wan village had a population of 282. That makes it the 78th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Wan village has 139 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wan has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Wan is 249152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wan covers 55.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Wan falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Wan 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Wan.

Wan is about 18 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wan is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 18 km away. Dunda is about 32 km away. Mussoorie is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.