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About Dhanda Village

Dhanda is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 223 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanda village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143601
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 438
Male Population 223
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhanda compares

By the 2011 count Dhanda is the 299th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Dhanda

Dhanda 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 Dhanda 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanda from other places

Dhanda lies about 44 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Fatehgarh Churian, about 3.5 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 Dhanda
Nearest railway station Fatehgarh Churian 3.5 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 24 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 44 km

Villages closest to Dhanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanda village had a population of 438. That makes it the 299th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Dhanda village has 223 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanda has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Dhanda is 143601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanda covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanda falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhanda is Fatehgarh Churian, about 3.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanda.

Dhanda is about 44 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanda is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Fatehgarh Churian is about 3.5 km away. Ajnāla is about 20 km away. Batala is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadu Jodh (under 2 km), Lala Nangal (under 2 km) and Jhanjian Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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