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About Dhanansu Village

Dhanansu is a mid sized village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,706, made up of 872 males and 834 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 707 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanansu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanansu village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141112
Area (hectares) 707 hectares
Population 1,706
Male Population 872
Female Population 834
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanansu compares

By the 2011 count Dhanansu is the 61st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 707 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 893.

Getting to Dhanansu

Dhanansu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanansu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dhanansu from other places

Dhanansu lies about 14 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Sanehwal, about 10 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 Dhanansu
Nearest town Sānehwāl 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Sanehwal 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 14 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 14 km

Villages closest to Dhanansu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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 Dhanansu

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanansu village had a population of 1,706. That makes it the 61st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Dhanansu village has 872 males and 834 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanansu has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Dhanansu is 141112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanansu covers 707 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanansu falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhanansu is Sanehwal, about 10 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanansu.

Dhanansu is about 14 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanansu is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Sānehwāl is about 9.9 km away. Sanehwal is about 10 km away. Ludhiana East is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhukhri Khurd (1.7 km), Bhukhri Kalan (2.3 km) and Bhaini Salu (2.4 km).

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

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