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About Bhandal Dona Village

Bhandal Dona is a mid sized village in Kapurthala tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,063, made up of 532 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandal Dona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandal Dona village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Kapurthala
Pincode 144602
Area (hectares) 187 hectares
Population 1,063
Male Population 532
Female Population 531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandal Dona compares

By the 2011 count Bhandal Dona is the 64th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Bhandal Dona

Bhandal Dona is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhandal Dona as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhandal Dona from other places

Bhandal Dona lies about 10 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Husainpur, about 4.5 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 Bhandal Dona
Nearest railway station Husainpur 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kapurthala 10 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 10 km

Villages closest to Bhandal Dona

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kapurthala 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 Bhandal Dona

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandal Dona village had a population of 1,063. That makes it the 64th largest of the 239 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Bhandal Dona village has 532 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandal Dona has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Bhandal Dona is 144602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandal Dona covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandal Dona falls under Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhandal Dona is Husainpur, about 4.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhandal Dona.

Bhandal Dona is about 10 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandal Dona is in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district. Husainpur is about 4.5 km away. Kapurthala is about 10 km away. Kapurthala Town is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandal Bet (under 2 km), Mand Bhandal Bet (under 2 km) and Waryah Dona (1.7 km).

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

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