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About Dhunda Village

Dhunda is a large village in Khadur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,856, made up of 2,529 males and 2,327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1460 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhunda village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Khadur Sahib
Pincode 143409
Area (hectares) 1460 hectares
Population 4,856
Male Population 2,529
Female Population 2,327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhunda compares

By the 2011 count Dhunda is the 7th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 1460 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Dhunda

The census records public bus service for Dhunda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dhunda from other places

Dhunda lies about 22 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Govindwal Sahib, about 3.6 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 Dhunda
Nearest railway station Govindwal Sahib 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Khadur Sahib 22 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 22 km

Villages closest to Dhunda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khadur Sahib 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 Dhunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhunda village had a population of 4,856. That makes it the 7th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Dhunda village has 2,529 males and 2,327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhunda has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Dhunda is 143409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhunda covers 1460 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhunda falls under Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhunda is Govindwal Sahib, about 3.6 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 <5 km distance for Dhunda.

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

Dhunda is in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Govindwal Sahib is about 3.6 km away. Khadur Sahib is about 22 km away. Tarn Taran is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manak Deke (1.9 km), Akbarpur (3.6 km) and Goindwal (3.6 km).

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

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