About Dhandian Village

Dhandian is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,122, made up of 581 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandian village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Firozpur
Tehsil	Zira
Pincode	142047
Area (hectares)	459 hectares
Population	1,122
Male Population	581
Female Population	541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhandian compares

By the 2011 count Dhandian is the 64th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 459 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Dhandian

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

How far is Dhandian from other places

Dhandian lies about 34 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Butewala, about 8.2 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 Dhandian
Tehsil headquarters	Zira	7.2 km
Nearest railway station	Butewala	8.2 km
District headquarters	Firozpur	34 km

Villages closest to Dhandian

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.

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Common questions about Dhandian

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandian village had a population of 1,122. That makes it the 64th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Dhandian village has 581 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandian has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Dhandian is 142047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandian covers 459 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhandian falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhandian is Butewala, about 8.2 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 village for Dhandian.

Dhandian is about 34 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandian is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Zira is about 7.2 km away. Butewala is about 8.2 km away. Firozpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.