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About Dhanal Village

Dhanal is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,487, made up of 768 males and 719 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144026
Area (hectares) 227 hectares
Population 1,487
Male Population 768
Female Population 719
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanal compares

By the 2011 count Dhanal is the 44th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 227 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dhanal

Dhanal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanal from other places

Dhanal lies about 16 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Kapurthala, about 6.5 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 Dhanal
Nearest railway station Kapurthala 6.5 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 16 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 16 km

Villages closest to Dhanal

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 Dhanal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanal village had a population of 1,487. That makes it the 44th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Dhanal village has 768 males and 719 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanal has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dhanal is 144026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanal covers 227 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhanal is Kapurthala, about 6.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhanal.

Dhanal is about 16 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanal is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Kapurthala is about 6.5 km away. Kapurthala Town is about 7.9 km away. Jalandhar I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nangal Karkhan Adjacent To Master Mehnga Singh Col (under 2 km), Arjanwal (3.3 km) and Chak Daulatpur (3.5 km).

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

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