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About Dhandra Village

Dhandra is one of the larger villages in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,972, made up of 7,827 males and 7,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 141116
Area (hectares) 1142 hectares
Population 14,972
Male Population 7,827
Female Population 7,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhandra compares

By the 2011 count Dhandra is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 1142 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Dhandra

Dhandra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhandra 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhandra from other places

Dhandra lies about 9.1 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Gill, about 1.9 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 Dhandra
Nearest railway station Gill 1.9 km
Nearest town Gil 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 9.1 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 9.1 km

Villages closest to Dhandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandra village had a population of 14,972. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Dhandra village has 7,827 males and 7,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandra has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Dhandra is 141116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandra covers 1142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhandra falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhandra is Gill, about 1.9 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 village for Dhandra.

Dhandra is about 9.1 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandra is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Gill is about 1.9 km away. Gil is about 3.5 km away. Ludhiana West is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahmudpura (under 2 km), Manakwal (2.0 km) and Kheri (2.1 km).

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

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