About Dhandiwal Village

Dhandiwal is a large village in Dhuri tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,129, made up of 1,161 males and 968 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 622 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandiwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandiwal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Dhuri
Pincode	148024
Area (hectares)	622 hectares
Population	2,129
Male Population	1,161
Female Population	968
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	834
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhandiwal compares

By the 2011 count Dhandiwal is the 40th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents. Its 622 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Dhandiwal

Dhandiwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhandiwal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhandiwal from other places

Dhandiwal lies about 16 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Alal, about 3.9 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 Dhandiwal
Nearest railway station	Alal	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuri	14 km
Nearest town	Dhūri	14 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	16 km

Villages closest to Dhandiwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandiwal village had a population of 2,129. That makes it the 40th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents.

Dhandiwal village has 1,161 males and 968 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandiwal has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Dhandiwal is 148024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandiwal covers 622 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhandiwal falls under Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhandiwal is Alal, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhandiwal.

Dhandiwal is about 16 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandiwal is in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district. Alal is about 3.9 km away. Dhuri is about 14 km away. Dhūri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.