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About Dangurgaon Village

Dangurgaon is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 371, made up of 186 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangurgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangurgaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 91.18 hectares
Population 371
Male Population 186
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dangurgaon compares

By the 2011 count Dangurgaon is the 64th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 91.18 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Dangurgaon

Dangurgaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dangurgaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dangurgaon from other places

Dangurgaon lies about 22 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 76 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 Dangurgaon
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 16 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 22 km
Nearest town Tehri 60 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 76 km

Villages closest to Dangurgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangurgaon village had a population of 371. That makes it the 64th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Dangurgaon village has 186 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangurgaon has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Dangurgaon is 249141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangurgaon covers 91.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dangurgaon falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dangurgaon is Dehradun, about 76 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dangurgaon.

Dangurgaon is about 22 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangurgaon is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 16 km away. Uttarkashi is about 22 km away. Tehri is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bariya (under 2 km), Rana (under 2 km) and Rana Beet (under 2 km).

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

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