Village · Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib
# Dhunda

Dhunda is a village in Bassi Pathana sub-district of Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, PIN code 140412. The 2011 Census counted 785 people in 157 households, the 42nd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.
- 785 people (2011)
- 157 households
- 83.5% literacy
- 140412 PIN code

## Dhunda PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dhunda is 140412. Dhunda falls in Bassi Pathana sub-district, Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab.
- PIN code 140412
- Gram panchayat Dhunda
- Community development block Bassi Pathana
- Census village code 032619

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dhunda from nearby towns?
- Bassi Pathana (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Fatehgarh Sahib (district HQ) 9 km by road
- Bassi Pathana (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dhunda?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Dhunda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bassi Pathana
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Fatehgarh Sahib
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Bassi Pathana
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dhunda known for?

The main crops are wheat. About 89% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dhunda

Of every 100 households in Dhunda in 2011, 98 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Dhunda · ■ Bassi Pathana rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 97%
- Toilet within the home 90% 76%
- No toilet (open defecation) 10% 23%
- Tap water 4% 36%
- Drinking water within premises 96% 87%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 18% 39%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 60% 58%
- Use banking services 71% 74%
- Television 87% 85%
- Mobile phone 74% 78%
- Computer with internet 10% 2%
- Two-wheeler 53% 57%
- Car / jeep / van 19% 13%
- None of these assets 1% 3%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dhunda?

■ Dhunda · ■ Bassi Pathana rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.5% 80.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 869 885
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 972 870
- Working population 33.0% 36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 78.5% for women. 54% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 94 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 39 (15%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 112 (43%) · ■ Marginal 11 (4%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bassi Pathana
- Sampla 873 people
- Fatehpur Jattan 871 people
- Marwa 866 people
- Gadhera 824 people
- Kotla 762 people
- Fatehpur Raian 760 people
- Patton 744 people
- Kalaundi 743 people

All 100 villages in Bassi Pathana

## Other places named Dhunda
- Dhunda · Village, Khadur Sahib, Tarn Taran · 4,856 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dhunda? 140412
- How far is Dhunda from Fatehgarh Sahib? 9 km by road
- What is the population of Dhunda? 785 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhunda in? Fatehgarh Sahib district (Bassi Pathana sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Dhunda? 83.5% (Census 2011)

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