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About Dhandoli Kalan Village

Dhandoli Kalan is a large village in Sunam tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,577, made up of 1,381 males and 1,196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 913 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandoli Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandoli Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Sunam
Pincode 148035
Area (hectares) 913 hectares
Population 2,577
Male Population 1,381
Female Population 1,196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhandoli Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Dhandoli Kalan is the 37th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents. Its 913 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 872.

Getting to Dhandoli Kalan

Dhandoli Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhandoli Kalan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhandoli Kalan from other places

Dhandoli Kalan lies about 22 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Chajli, about 11 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 Dhandoli Kalan
Nearest railway station Chajli 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sunam 15 km
Nearest town Sunām 15 km
District headquarters Sangrur 22 km

Villages closest to Dhandoli Kalan

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.

Common questions about Dhandoli Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandoli Kalan village had a population of 2,577. That makes it the 37th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents.

Dhandoli Kalan village has 1,381 males and 1,196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandoli Kalan has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Dhandoli Kalan is 148035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandoli Kalan covers 913 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhandoli Kalan falls under Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhandoli Kalan is Chajli, about 11 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 village for Dhandoli Kalan.

Dhandoli Kalan is about 22 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandoli Kalan is in Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district. Chajli is about 11 km away. Sunam is about 15 km away. Sunām is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Janal (2.3 km), Sullar (3.4 km) and Chhahar (3.7 km).

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

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