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About Dhandari Village

Dhandari is a mid sized village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,390, made up of 708 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 177211
Area (hectares) 359.48 hectares
Population 1,390
Male Population 708
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhandari compares

By the 2011 count Dhandari is the 36th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 359.48 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 a little below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Dhandari

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

Dhandari lies about 19 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 2.1 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 Dhandari
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Amb 9.8 km
District headquarters Una 19 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 24 km

Villages closest to Dhandari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandari village had a population of 1,390. That makes it the 36th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Dhandari village has 708 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandari has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Dhandari is 177211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandari covers 359.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhandari falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhandari is Churaru Takarla, about 2.1 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 Dhandari.

Dhandari is about 19 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandari is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Churaru Takarla is about 2.1 km away. Amb is about 9.8 km away. Una is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dilwan (under 2 km), Nandpur (1.9 km) and Bhera (3.8 km).

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

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