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About Dhada Village

Dhada is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,978, made up of 1,007 males and 971 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhada village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144025
Area (hectares) 256.83 hectares
Population 1,978
Male Population 1,007
Female Population 971
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhada compares

By the 2011 count Dhada is the 27th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 256.83 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dhada

The census records public bus service for Dhada 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhada from other places

Dhada lies about 26 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Malsian Shahkot, about 7.1 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 Dhada
Nearest railway station Malsian Shahkot 7.1 km
Nearest town Nakodar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 26 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 26 km

Villages closest to Dhada

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.

Common questions about Dhada

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhada village had a population of 1,978. That makes it the 27th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Dhada village has 1,007 males and 971 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhada has about 964 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 Dhada is 144025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhada covers 256.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhada is Malsian Shahkot, about 7.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhada.

Dhada is about 26 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhada is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Malsian Shahkot is about 7.1 km away. Nakodar is about 11 km away. Jalandhar I is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Isharwal (2.1 km), Mohammadpur (4.0 km) and Fatehpur (4.9 km).

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

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