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About Dosanjh Khurd Village

Dosanjh Khurd is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 786, made up of 400 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dosanjh Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dosanjh Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144410
Area (hectares) 261 hectares
Population 786
Male Population 400
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dosanjh Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Dosanjh Khurd is the 138th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Dosanjh Khurd

Dosanjh Khurd is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dosanjh Khurd as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dosanjh Khurd from other places

Dosanjh Khurd lies about 33 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bhattian, about under 2 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 Dosanjh Khurd
Nearest railway station Bhattian under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 7.3 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 33 km

Villages closest to Dosanjh Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phillaur 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 Dosanjh Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Dosanjh Khurd village had a population of 786. That makes it the 138th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Dosanjh Khurd village has 400 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dosanjh Khurd has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Dosanjh Khurd is 144410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dosanjh Khurd covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dosanjh Khurd falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dosanjh Khurd is Bhattian, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dosanjh Khurd.

Dosanjh Khurd is about 33 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dosanjh Khurd is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bhattian is about under 2 km away. Phillaur is about 7.3 km away. Jalandhar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kutbewal (under 2 km), Bhattian (under 2 km) and Dalewal (2.0 km).

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

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