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About Dandrala Village

Dandrala is a small village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 262 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandrala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandrala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140507
Area (hectares) 189 hectares
Population 497
Male Population 262
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dandrala compares

By the 2011 count Dandrala is the 108th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Dandrala

Dandrala 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 Dandrala 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 Dandrala from other places

Dandrala lies about 18 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghagghar, about 5.4 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 Dandrala
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 3.0 km
Nearest town Basi 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Ghagghar 5.4 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 18 km

Villages closest to Dandrala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Dandrala

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandrala village had a population of 497. That makes it the 108th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Dandrala village has 262 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandrala has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Dandrala is 140507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandrala covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dandrala falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dandrala is Ghagghar, about 5.4 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 Dandrala.

Dandrala is about 18 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandrala is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dera Bassi is about 3.0 km away. Basi is about 3.0 km away. Ghagghar is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devinagar (under 2 km), Mahiwala (1.5 km) and Jawaharpur (1.8 km).

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

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