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About Duniya Sandhu Village

Duniya Sandhu is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,528, made up of 785 males and 743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duniya Sandhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duniya Sandhu village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 441 hectares
Population 1,528
Male Population 785
Female Population 743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Duniya Sandhu compares

By the 2011 count Duniya Sandhu is the 103rd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 441 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Duniya Sandhu

Duniya Sandhu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Duniya Sandhu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Duniya Sandhu from other places

Duniya Sandhu lies about 28 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, about 3.7 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 Duniya Sandhu
Nearest railway station Vadala Granthin 3.7 km
Nearest town Qadian 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 10 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 28 km

Villages closest to Duniya Sandhu

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 Duniya Sandhu

As per the Census of India 2011, Duniya Sandhu village had a population of 1,528. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Duniya Sandhu village has 785 males and 743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duniya Sandhu has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Duniya Sandhu is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duniya Sandhu covers 441 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Duniya Sandhu falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Duniya Sandhu is Vadala Granthin, about 3.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Duniya Sandhu.

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

Duniya Sandhu is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Vadala Granthin is about 3.7 km away. Qadian is about 6.7 km away. Batala is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaliwal (under 2 km), Dhariwal (under 2 km) and Granthgarh (under 2 km).

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

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