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'''Dandoh''' is a village in the [[Hoshiarpur]] tehsil, [[Hoshiarpur district]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]. It is one of 415 villages in Hoshiarpur. the closest railway station to Dandoh is [[Hoshiarpur railway station]]. The village is situated about 134.5 km from [[Chandigarh]], the state capital.
==Demographics==
There are a total 195 resident families in Dandoh, with a total population of 919, of which 440 are male and 479 female, according to the Population Census of 2011. The village population of children aged 0-6 is 99, or 10.77% of the total. The average Sex Ratio of Dandoh village is 1089 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895.{{clarify|date=November 2016}} The Sex Ratio among children is 1106, compared to the Punjab average of 846.<ref name="census1">{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/31359-dandoh-punjab.html |title=Dandoh Village Population - Hoshiarpur - Hoshiarpur, Punjab |website=Census2011.co.in |date= |accessdate=2016-11-01}}</ref> Dandoh village has a higher literacy rate than Punjab as a whole. In 2011, the literacy rate of was 86.34%, compared to 75.84% in Punjab. Male literacy stands at 90.84%, and female literacy at 82.20%. Punjabi and Hindi are the primary languages spoken in the village.
==Governance==
As per the [[constitution of India]] and [[Panchyati Raaj Act]], Dandoh village is administrated by a Sarpanch (Head of Village), who is the elected representative of the village.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/villages/punjab/hoshiarpur/hoshiarpur/dandoh.html |title=Map of Dandoh, Hoshiarpur, Hoshiarpur, Punjab |website=Mapsofindia.com |date= |accessdate=2016-11-01}}</ref>
==Geography==
The village is situated at latitude 31.6959051 and longitude 75.8984154.
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[[Category:Villages in Hoshiarpur district]]
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