About Dhanda Village

Dhanda is a mid sized village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 550, made up of 281 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanda village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Samrala
Pincode	141114
Area (hectares)	223 hectares
Population	550
Male Population	281
Female Population	269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanda compares

By the 2011 count Dhanda is the 120th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 908.

Getting to Dhanda

Dhanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dhanda from other places

Dhanda lies about 28 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Lal kalan, about 5.0 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	Lal kalan	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Samrala	6.0 km
Nearest town	Māchhīwāra	8.7 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	28 km

Villages closest to Dhanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Samrala 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.

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Common questions about Dhanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanda village had a population of 550. That makes it the 120th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Dhanda village has 281 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanda has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Dhanda is 141114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanda covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanda falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhanda is Lal kalan, about 5.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanda.

Dhanda is about 28 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanda is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Lal kalan is about 5.0 km away. Samrala is about 6.0 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.