About Dhenthal Village

Dhenthal is a mid sized village in Samana tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,463, made up of 763 males and 700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhenthal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhenthal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Samana
Pincode	147101
Area (hectares)	496 hectares
Population	1,463
Male Population	763
Female Population	700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhenthal compares

By the 2011 count Dhenthal is the 30th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents. Its 496 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Dhenthal

Dhenthal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhenthal 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 Dhenthal from other places

Dhenthal lies about 19 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kalhemajra, about 13 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 Dhenthal
Tehsil headquarters	Samana	8.8 km
Nearest town	Samāna	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Kalhemajra	13 km
District headquarters	Patiala	19 km

Villages closest to Dhenthal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhenthal village had a population of 1,463. That makes it the 30th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents.

Dhenthal village has 763 males and 700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhenthal has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Dhenthal is 147101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhenthal covers 496 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhenthal falls under Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhenthal is Kalhemajra, about 13 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 Dhenthal.

Dhenthal is about 19 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhenthal is in Samana tehsil of Patiala district. Samana is about 8.8 km away. Samāna is about 8.8 km away. Kalhemajra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.