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About Dhakansu Khurd Village

Dhakansu Khurd is a small village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 138 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakansu Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakansu Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 140401
Area (hectares) 221 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 138
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhakansu Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Dhakansu Khurd is the 214th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 221 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Dhakansu Khurd

The census records public bus service for Dhakansu Khurd as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dhakansu Khurd from other places

Dhakansu Khurd lies about 20 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Banjara, about 6.7 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 Dhakansu Khurd
Nearest railway station Sarai Banjara 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 14 km
District headquarters Patiala 20 km

Villages closest to Dhakansu Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajpura 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 Dhakansu Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakansu Khurd village had a population of 255. That makes it the 214th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Dhakansu Khurd village has 138 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakansu Khurd has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Dhakansu Khurd is 140401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakansu Khurd covers 221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhakansu Khurd falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhakansu Khurd is Sarai Banjara, about 6.7 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 <5 km distance for Dhakansu Khurd.

Dhakansu Khurd is about 20 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakansu Khurd is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Sarai Banjara is about 6.7 km away. Rajpura is about 14 km away. Patiala is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandu Khurd (under 2 km), Nalas Khurd (under 2 km) and Pahar Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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