About Dhandal Village

Dhandal is a small village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 164 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Ajnala
Pincode	143102
Area (hectares)	125 hectares
Population	343
Male Population	164
Female Population	179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,091
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhandal compares

By the 2011 count Dhandal is the 259th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Dhandal

Dhandal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhandal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dhandal from other places

Dhandal lies about 31 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Fatehgarh Churian, about 3.5 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 Dhandal
Nearest railway station	Fatehgarh Churian	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ajnala	20 km
Nearest town	Ajnāla	20 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	31 km

Villages closest to Dhandal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandal village had a population of 343. That makes it the 259th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Dhandal village has 164 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandal has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Dhandal is 143102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandal covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhandal falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhandal is Fatehgarh Churian, about 3.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhandal.

Dhandal is about 31 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandal is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Fatehgarh Churian is about 3.5 km away. Ajnala is about 20 km away. Ajnāla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.