About Dhun Village

Dhun is a mid sized village in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,711, made up of 896 males and 815 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 501 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhun village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Tarn Taran
Tehsil	Patti
Pincode	143305
Area (hectares)	501 hectares
Population	1,711
Male Population	896
Female Population	815
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
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 Dhun compares

By the 2011 count Dhun is the 71st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 501 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Dhun

Dhun is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhun 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 Dhun from other places

Dhun lies about 28 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Giddarpindi, about 12 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 Dhun
Nearest railway station	Giddarpindi	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patti	17 km
District headquarters	Tarn Taran	28 km

Villages closest to Dhun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhun village had a population of 1,711. That makes it the 71st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Dhun village has 896 males and 815 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhun has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Dhun is 143305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhun covers 501 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhun falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhun is Giddarpindi, about 12 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 Dhun.

Dhun is about 28 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhun is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Giddarpindi is about 12 km away. Patti is about 17 km away. Tarn Taran is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.