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About Dhand Village

Dhand is a small village in Iglas tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 165 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.29 hectares hectares.

Dhand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhand village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Iglas
Area (hectares) 133.29 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 165
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhand compares

By the 2011 count Dhand is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents. Its 133.29 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Dhand

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

How far is Dhand from other places

Dhand lies about 20 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Aligarh Junction, about 20 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 Dhand
Tehsil headquarters Iglas 14 km
Nearest town Khair 14 km
District headquarters Aligarh 20 km
Nearest railway station Aligarh Junction 20 km

Villages closest to Dhand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhand village had a population of 312. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents.

Dhand village has 165 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhand has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 872.

Dhand covers 133.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhand falls under Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhand is Aligarh Junction, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhand.

Dhand is about 20 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhand is in Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district. Iglas is about 14 km away. Khair is about 14 km away. Aligarh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagla Rana Baraula (under 2 km), Nagla Sabal Urf Gonda (under 2 km) and Ajahari (under 2 km).

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

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