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About Dosanjh Khurd Village

Dosanjh Khurd is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,077, made up of 534 males and 543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dosanjh Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dosanjh Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144511
Area (hectares) 165 hectares
Population 1,077
Male Population 534
Female Population 543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dosanjh Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Dosanjh Khurd is the 127th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Dosanjh Khurd

Dosanjh Khurd is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dosanjh Khurd as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dosanjh Khurd from other places

Dosanjh Khurd lies about 7.1 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Banga, about 1.9 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 Dosanjh Khurd
Nearest railway station Banga 1.9 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 11 km

Villages closest to Dosanjh Khurd

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.

Common questions about Dosanjh Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Dosanjh Khurd village had a population of 1,077. That makes it the 127th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Dosanjh Khurd village has 534 males and 543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dosanjh Khurd has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Dosanjh Khurd is 144511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dosanjh Khurd covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dosanjh Khurd is Banga, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dosanjh Khurd.

Dosanjh Khurd is about 7.1 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.

Dosanjh Khurd is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Banga is about 1.9 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 7.1 km away. Nawanshahr is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhukhri (under 2 km), Bharo Mazara (under 2 km) and Nagra (under 2 km).

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

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