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About Danda Gaon Village

Danda Gaon is a small village in Mori tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 80 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Danda Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Danda Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Mori
Pincode 249185
Area (hectares) 36.12 hectares
Population 158
Male Population 80
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Danda Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Danda Gaon is the 83rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 408 residents. Its 36.12 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Danda Gaon

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

Danda Gaon lies about 75 km from Uttarkashi. 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 Danda Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Mori 26 km
Nearest town Shimla 68 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 75 km

Villages closest to Danda Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mori 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 Danda Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Danda Gaon village had a population of 158. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 408 residents.

Danda Gaon village has 80 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Danda Gaon has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Danda Gaon is 249185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Danda Gaon covers 36.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Danda Gaon falls under Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Danda Gaon notes the nearest railway station 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 Danda Gaon.

Danda Gaon is about 75 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Danda Gaon is in Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mori is about 26 km away. Shimla is about 68 km away. Uttarkashi is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dargar Gaon (under 2 km), Dobhal Gaon (under 2 km) and Kotgaon (under 2 km).

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

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