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About Dhinda Village

Dhinda is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 104 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 405026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhinda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhinda village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 405026
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 104
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhinda compares

By the 2011 count Dhinda is the 287th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Dhinda

Dhinda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhinda as Available within 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 Dhinda from other places

Dhinda lies about 31 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, about 16 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 Dhinda
Nearest railway station Chhan Arorian 16 km
Nearest town Kathua 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 30 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 31 km

Villages closest to Dhinda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhinda village had a population of 206. That makes it the 287th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Dhinda village has 104 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhinda has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Dhinda is 405026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhinda covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhinda falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhinda is Chhan Arorian, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhinda.

Dhinda is about 31 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhinda is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Chhan Arorian is about 16 km away. Kathua is about 18 km away. Pathankot is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotli Jawahar (under 2 km), Khojki Chak (1.6 km) and Bhupalpur (1.8 km).

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

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