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About Dhana Shahid Village

Dhana Shahid is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,090, made up of 578 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142050, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhana Shahid Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhana Shahid village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142050
Area (hectares) 399 hectares
Population 1,090
Male Population 578
Female Population 512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhana Shahid compares

By the 2011 count Dhana Shahid is the 67th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 399 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 919.

Getting to Dhana Shahid

Dhana Shahid is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhana Shahid as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhana Shahid from other places

Dhana Shahid lies about 28 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Talwandi, about 4.6 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 Dhana Shahid
Nearest railway station Talwandi 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 12 km
District headquarters Firozpur 28 km

Villages closest to Dhana Shahid

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Zira 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 Dhana Shahid

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhana Shahid village had a population of 1,090. That makes it the 67th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Dhana Shahid village has 578 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhana Shahid has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Dhana Shahid is 142050. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhana Shahid covers 399 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhana Shahid falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhana Shahid is Talwandi, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhana Shahid.

Dhana Shahid is about 28 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhana Shahid is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Talwandi is about 4.6 km away. Zira is about 12 km away. Firozpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Joianwala (2.0 km), Buianwala (2.2 km) and Sadhuwala (2.2 km).

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

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