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About Dhanoia Kalan Village

Dhanoia Kalan is a mid sized village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,932, made up of 1,036 males and 896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 577 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanoia Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanoia Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar II
Pincode 143108
Area (hectares) 577 hectares
Population 1,932
Male Population 1,036
Female Population 896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanoia Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Dhanoia Kalan is the 41st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 577 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Dhanoia Kalan

Dhanoia Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanoia Kalan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanoia Kalan from other places

Dhanoia Kalan lies about 29 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is واہگہ, about 5.9 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 Dhanoia Kalan
Nearest railway station واہگہ 5.9 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar II 29 km
District headquarters Amritsar 29 km

Villages closest to Dhanoia Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar II 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 Dhanoia Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanoia Kalan village had a population of 1,932. That makes it the 41st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Dhanoia Kalan village has 1,036 males and 896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanoia Kalan has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Dhanoia Kalan is 143108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanoia Kalan covers 577 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanoia Kalan falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhanoia Kalan is واہگہ, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanoia Kalan.

Dhanoia Kalan is about 29 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanoia Kalan is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. واہگہ is about 5.9 km away. Ajnāla is about 29 km away. Amritsar II is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mode (1.5 km), Dhanoia Khurd (1.9 km) and Dande (5.1 km).

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

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