About Dhandhua Village

Dhandhua is a small village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 474, made up of 247 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandhua village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Nawanshahr
Pincode	144504
Area (hectares)	208 hectares
Population	474
Male Population	247
Female Population	227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhandhua compares

By the 2011 count Dhandhua is the 223rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 208 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Dhandhua

Dhandhua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhandhua 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhandhua from other places

Dhandhua lies about 15 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Bahram, about 2.1 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 Dhandhua
Nearest railway station	Bahram	2.1 km
Nearest town	Banga	7.1 km
District headquarters	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawanshahr	20 km

Villages closest to Dhandhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandhua village had a population of 474. That makes it the 223rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Dhandhua village has 247 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandhua has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Dhandhua is 144504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandhua covers 208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhandhua falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhandhua is Bahram, about 2.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhandhua.

Dhandhua is about 15 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandhua is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Bahram is about 2.1 km away. Banga is about 7.1 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.