Village · Ajnala, Amritsar # Dhandal Dhandal is a village in Ajnala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code 143102. The 2011 Census counted 343 people in 69 households, the 264th largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%. - 343 people (2011) - 69 households - 64.6% literacy - 143102 PIN code ## Dhandal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dhandal is 143102. Dhandal falls in Ajnala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code 143102 - Gram panchayat Dhandal - Community development block Chogawan - Census village code 037236 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhandal from nearby towns? - Ajnala (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ) 40 km by road - Ajnala (nearest town) 6 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhandal? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Dhandal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Miadi Kalan - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gaggo Mahal - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Ajnala - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Amritsar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhandal known for? The main crops are wheat, rice and maize. About 89% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhandal Of every 100 households in Dhandal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Dhandal · ■ Ajnala rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 90% - Toilet within the home 52% 53% - No toilet (open defecation) 48% 46% - Tap water 22% 11% - Drinking water within premises 97% 91% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 22% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 75% - Use banking services 39% 46% - Television 78% 75% - Mobile phone 94% 67% - Computer with internet 2% 2% - Two-wheeler 54% 41% - Car / jeep / van 6% 7% - None of these assets 3% 6% - Own their home 94% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhandal? ■ Dhandal · ■ Ajnala rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.6% 61.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1091 902 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 845 - Working population 37.6% 37.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.9% for men and 52.5% for women. 64% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 56 (43%) · ■ Farm labourers 21 (16%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 29 (22%) · ■ Marginal 22 (17%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ajnala - Mughlani Kot 355 people - Chak Phoolan 352 people - Anayatpura 351 people - Talwandi Sepahimal 349 people - Rurewal 343 people - Kotli Khaira 339 people - Jai Ramkot 314 people - Mujaffarpura 312 people All 343 villages in Ajnala ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhandal? 143102 - How far is Dhandal from Amritsar? 40 km by road - What is the population of Dhandal? 343 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhandal in? Amritsar district (Ajnala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Dhandal? 64.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/ajnala/dhandal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.