About Dhandra Village

Dhandra is a mid sized village in Dhuri tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,273, made up of 680 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandra village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Dhuri
Pincode	148024
Area (hectares)	410 hectares
Population	1,273
Male Population	680
Female Population	593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
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 Dhandra compares

By the 2011 count Dhandra is the 69th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents. Its 410 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Dhandra

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

Dhandra lies about 18 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Kaulseri, about 4.1 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 Dhandra
Nearest railway station	Kaulseri	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuri	5.4 km
Nearest town	Dhūri	5.4 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	18 km

Villages closest to Dhandra

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 Dhandra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandra village had a population of 1,273. That makes it the 69th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents.

Dhandra village has 680 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandra has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

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

Dhandra covers 410 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhandra falls under Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhandra is Kaulseri, about 4.1 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 Dhandra.

Dhandra is about 18 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandra is in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district. Kaulseri is about 4.1 km away. Dhuri is about 5.4 km away. Dhūri is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.