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About Dhanaula Village

Dhanaula is a mid sized village in Khamanon tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,151, made up of 615 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanaula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanaula village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Khamanon
Pincode 140112
Area (hectares) 226 hectares
Population 1,151
Male Population 615
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanaula compares

By the 2011 count Dhanaula is the 24th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 226 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 898.

Getting to Dhanaula

Dhanaula is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanaula as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dhanaula from other places

Dhanaula lies about 69 km from Fatehgarh Sahib. 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 Dhanaula
Tehsil headquarters Khamanon 4.1 km
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 15 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 69 km

Villages closest to Dhanaula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanaula village had a population of 1,151. That makes it the 24th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Dhanaula village has 615 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanaula has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Dhanaula is 140112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanaula covers 226 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanaula falls under Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The census record for Dhanaula notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanaula.

Dhanaula is about 69 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanaula is in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Khamanon is about 4.1 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 15 km away. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manela (under 2 km), Maneli (under 2 km) and Amargarh (1.6 km).

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

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