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About Dhindsa Village

Dhindsa is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,202, made up of 634 males and 568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhindsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhindsa village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144409
Area (hectares) 109.71 hectares
Population 1,202
Male Population 634
Female Population 568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhindsa compares

By the 2011 count Dhindsa is the 91st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 109.71 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Dhindsa

Dhindsa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhindsa as Available within <5 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 Dhindsa from other places

Dhindsa lies about 29 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bhattian, about 4.9 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 Dhindsa
Nearest railway station Bhattian 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 10 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 29 km

Villages closest to Dhindsa

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 Dhindsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhindsa village had a population of 1,202. That makes it the 91st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Dhindsa village has 634 males and 568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhindsa has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

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

Dhindsa covers 109.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhindsa falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhindsa is Bhattian, about 4.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhindsa.

Dhindsa is about 29 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhindsa is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bhattian is about 4.9 km away. Phillaur is about 10 km away. Jalandhar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaja Kalan (under 2 km), Langrian (under 2 km) and Nawan Pind Naicha (1.8 km).

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

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