Dhandal is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located 10.8 kilometres (6.7 mi) from Kapurthala, which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Dhandal. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per the constitution of India and Panchayati raj (India). [1]
Dhandal | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Dhandal Location in Punjab, India  Dhandal Dhandal (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°18′57″N 75°25′12″E / 31.315782°N 75.419905°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Kapurthala |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 524 |
| Sex ratio 261/263♂/♀ | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| • Other spoken | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144601 |
| Telephone code | 01822 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Vehicle registration | PB-09 |
| Website | kapurthala |
Demography edit
According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Dhandal has a total number of 122 houses and population of 524 of which include 261 males and 263 females. Literacy rate of Dhandal is 60.14%, lower than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 95 which is 18.13% of total population of Dhandal, and child sex ratio is approximately 1065, higher than state average of 846.[2]
Caste edit
The village has schedule caste (SC) constitutes 52.48% of total population of the village and it doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population,[3]
Population data edit
| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total No. of Houses | 122 | - | - |
| Population | 524 | 261 | 263 |
| Child (0-6) | 95 | 46 | 49 |
| Schedule Caste | 275 | 137 | 138 |
| Schedule Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Literacy | 60.14 % | 65.12 % | 55.14 % |
| Total Workers | 194 | 143 | 51 |
| Main Worker | 194 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal Worker | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Air travel connectivity edit
The closest airport to the village is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport.
Villages in Kapurthala edit
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External links edit