About Dhandial Village

Dhandial is a mid sized village in Sunam tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,838, made up of 973 males and 865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 587 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandial village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Sunam
Pincode	148033
Area (hectares)	587 hectares
Population	1,838
Male Population	973
Female Population	865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhandial compares

By the 2011 count Dhandial is the 52nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents. Its 587 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, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Dhandial

Dhandial is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhandial as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dhandial from other places

Dhandial lies about 36 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Lehra Gaga, about 20 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 Dhandial
Nearest town	Patran	3.5 km
Nearest railway station	Lehra Gaga	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sunam	28 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	36 km

Villages closest to Dhandial

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandial village had a population of 1,838. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents.

Dhandial village has 973 males and 865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandial has about 889 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 872.

The pincode recorded for Dhandial is 148033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandial covers 587 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhandial falls under Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhandial is Lehra Gaga, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhandial.

Dhandial is about 36 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandial is in Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district. Patran is about 3.5 km away. Lehra Gaga is about 20 km away. Sunam is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.