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About Dhandi Khurd Village

Dhandi Khurd is a mid sized village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,545, made up of 831 males and 714 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandi Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandi Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 152024
Area (hectares) 340 hectares
Population 1,545
Male Population 831
Female Population 714
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhandi Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Dhandi Khurd is the 62nd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 340 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Dhandi Khurd

Dhandi Khurd is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhandi Khurd 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhandi Khurd from other places

Dhandi Khurd lies about 50 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is D.A.V. College, about 5.5 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 Dhandi Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 4.8 km
Nearest town Jalālābād 4.8 km
Nearest railway station D.A.V. College 5.5 km
District headquarters Firozpur 50 km

Villages closest to Dhandi Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalalabad 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 Dhandi Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandi Khurd village had a population of 1,545. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Dhandi Khurd village has 831 males and 714 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandi Khurd has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Dhandi Khurd is 152024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandi Khurd covers 340 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhandi Khurd falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhandi Khurd is D.A.V. College, about 5.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhandi Khurd.

Dhandi Khurd is about 50 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandi Khurd is in Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district. Jalalabad is about 4.8 km away. Jalālābād is about 4.8 km away. D.A.V. College is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kahnewala (under 2 km), Dhandi Qadim (under 2 km) and Bodel Pire Ke (1.5 km).

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

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