About Dhandaur Village

Dhandaur is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,008, made up of 511 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandaur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Jalandhar I
Pincode	144102
Area (hectares)	470.67 hectares
Population	1,008
Male Population	511
Female Population	497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhandaur compares

By the 2011 count Dhandaur is the 68th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 470.67 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dhandaur

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

How far is Dhandaur from other places

Dhandaur lies about 28 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Goraya, about 2.9 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 Dhandaur
Nearest railway station	Goraya	2.9 km
Nearest town	Phillaur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jalandhar I	28 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	28 km

Villages closest to Dhandaur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar I 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 Dhandaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandaur village had a population of 1,008. That makes it the 68th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Dhandaur village has 511 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandaur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dhandaur is 144102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandaur covers 470.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhandaur falls under Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhandaur is Goraya, about 2.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhandaur.

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

Dhandaur is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Goraya is about 2.9 km away. Phillaur is about 12 km away. Jalandhar I is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.