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About Dhanda Village

Dhanda is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,612, made up of 838 males and 774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanda village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144409
Area (hectares) 396.35 hectares
Population 1,612
Male Population 838
Female Population 774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 Dhanda compares

By the 2011 count Dhanda is the 60th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 396.35 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Dhanda

The census records public bus service for Dhanda 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 Dhanda from other places

Dhanda 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 Dhanda
Nearest railway station Goraya 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 12 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 28 km

Villages closest to Dhanda

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 Dhanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanda village had a population of 1,612. That makes it the 60th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Dhanda village has 838 males and 774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanda has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Dhanda is 144409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanda covers 396.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanda falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhanda is Goraya, about 2.9 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 Dhanda.

Dhanda 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Dhesian Sang (under 2 km), Nawan Pind Naicha (under 2 km) and Jand (1.7 km).

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

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