# Dhandra Village, Ludhiana (West), Ludhiana – PIN Code, Distance, Map & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/ludhiana/ludhiana-west/dhandra/ Village · Ludhiana (West) tehsil · Ludhiana, Punjab # Dhandra ਧਾਂਦਰਾ Dhandra is a village in Ludhiana (West) tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab, PIN code **141116**. It is 6 km by road from Ludhiana and 6 km from Ludhiana city. The 2011 Census counted **14,972 people in 3,050 households**, the 1st largest of 125 villages in the tehsil. - 14,972people (2011) - 3,050households - 85.1%literacy - 141116PIN code ## Dhandra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhandra is 141116.** Dhandra falls in Ludhiana (West) tehsil, Ludhiana district, Punjab. - PIN code141116 - Vehicle (RTO) codePB-10 / PB-91 - Nearest station codeGILL · Gill - Census village code033572 - Gram panchayatDhandra, Dev Nagar, Basant Avenue, Satjot Nagar, Janta Enclave, Roop Nagar, Teg Nagar Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002). STD code: Wikidata. Station code: OpenStreetMap. RTO: district code. ## How to reach Dhandra? Nearest railway station: **Gill**, 2.1 km in a straight line. Transport facts below are from the Census village directory. - ○Bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○National highway10+ km - ●Pucca roadIn village - Nearest stationGill (GILL) · 2.1 km - Nearest airportSahnewal Airport (LUH) · 12 km Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract 2026-10-28](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## How far is Dhandra from nearby cities? - Ludhiana (tehsil HQ)6 km by road - Ludhiana (district HQ)6 km by road - ○Chandigarh92 km straight-line - ○Jalandhar60 km straight-line - ○Amritsar126 km straight-line - ○New Delhi280 km straight-line Road distances: Census village directory. Straight-line distances from coordinates (OpenStreetMap / GeoNames). ## Nearest hospital, school, bank and more to Dhandra The closest named places mapped around Dhandra, with straight-line distance from the village centre. - HospitalAvomed Hospital · 2.2 km - Clinic / doctorDr. Arvind Goyal · 2.8 km - SchoolGenius ABC Montessori Pre School · 1.5 km - College / universitySuccess Institute · 2.5 km - BankPunjab National Bank · 0.3 km - ATMIndusInd Bank ATM · 2.5 km - Post officeShimlapuri Post Office · 5.0 km - Police stationPolice Chownki Merado Thana Sadar · 4.1 km - Bus standISBT Ludhiana · 7.4 km - PharmacyNimrat Medical Hall · 2.7 km - Fuel stationIndian Oil · 1.5 km - MarketAmrit Travels · 3.4 km - GurdwaraGurudwara Sahib Mehmoodpura · 0.6 km - TempleTemple · 3.2 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract 2026-10-28](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright); [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/). Mapped places only; a closer facility may exist but not be mapped yet. ## What is the population of Dhandra? 14,972 residents — 7,827 male, 7,145 female — in 3,050 households, about 4.9 per household. ■ Dhandra · ■ Ludhiana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%** **78.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913** **897 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862** **859 Working population ****36.1%** **37.1% ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 639 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (5%) · **■** Household industry 148 (3%) · **■** Other work 3,775 (70%) · **■** Marginal 567 (10%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/6232). ## What facilities are there in Dhandra? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Dhandra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 government, 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 government, 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 government - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 government - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 government - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Landline telephoneIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Daily newspaper supplyIn village - ●Polling stationIn village - ●Birth & death registration officeIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ludhiana - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ludhiana - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002). Surveyed for reference year 2009; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhandra known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and potato**. Products made here include tralia and cloth. About 78% of the land is sown and 892 hectares are irrigated, 94% by tube wells. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002). ## Women and men in Dhandra Literacy is 88.9% for men and 80.9% for women — a gap of 7.9 points. 55% of men and 15% of women work. Literacy — men ****88.9%** Literacy — women ****80.9%** Working — men ****55%** Working — women ****15%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/6232). ## Schools and health care in Dhandra ### Schools in the village - ●Pre-primary school1 govt · 2 private - ●Primary school1 govt · 3 private - ●Middle school1 govt - ●Secondary school1 govt - ●Senior secondary school1 govt ### Health care in the village - ●Community health centre1 · 1 doctor in post · 1 paramedics - ●Health sub-centre1 · 1 doctor in post · 1 paramedics - ●Maternity & child welfare centre1 · 1 doctor in post · 1 paramedics - ●TB clinic1 · 1 doctor in post · 1 paramedics - ●Veterinary hospital1 · 1 doctor in post · 1 paramedics - ●Family welfare centre1 · 1 doctor in post · 2 paramedics - Private clinics (MBBS doctors)2 - Medicine shops2 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002). ## Roads, transport and connectivity in Dhandra - Roads in the villageMajor district road, Other district road, Black-topped (pucca) road, Gravel (kuchha) road, All-weather road, Footpath - Local transportAuto-rickshaws, Taxis, Vans, Tractors, Cycle rickshaws, E-rickshaws, Animal carts - ConnectivityLandline phones, Mobile coverage, Internet / CSC, Daily newspaper Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002). ## Sanitation and drainage in Dhandra - ●Drainageclosed drains, open drains - ●Total Sanitation Campaign areaYes - ●Door-to-door waste collectionYes Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002). ## Land, irrigation and power in Dhandra ### Land use (hectares) ****** **■** Net sown 892 (78%) · **■** Non-farm use 249 (22%) · **■** Culturable waste 1 (0%) ### Irrigated area by source (hectares) **** **■** Tube wells / wells 840 (94%) · **■** Canals 52 (6%) ### Electricity supply (2011) - Power for homes11 h summer · 13 h winter - Power for farms5 h summer · 8 h winter - Power for shops16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – Ludhiana](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1002). ## How Dhandra ranks - Population in Ludhiana (West) tehsil1st of 125 - Population in Ludhiana district1st of 885 - Literacy in Ludhiana (West) tehsil20th of 125 - Women's literacy in Ludhiana (West) tehsil17th of 125 Ranks among inhabited villages; Census 2011. ## Homes and amenities in Dhandra Of every 100 households in Dhandra in 2011, 99 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 66 a two-wheeler and 36 a car. ■ Dhandra · ■ Ludhiana (West) rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****98%** **89% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **10% Tap water ****38%** **35% Drinking water within premises ****98%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%** **60% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%** **36% Use banking services ****80%** **66% Television ****92%** **85% Mobile phone ****78%** **77% Computer with internet ****18%** **6% Two-wheeler ****66%** **52% Car / jeep / van ****36%** **17% None of these assets ****1%** **3% Own their home ****88%** **89% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Weather in Dhandra and best time to visit The most comfortable months are **October to March**, when average temperatures are 12–27 °C and rain is light. May and June are very hot; most rain falls in July and August. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Villages near Dhandra - Mahmudpura · 0.9 km · 720 people - Manakwal · 1.1 km · 3,974 people - Kheri · 1.9 km · 1,692 people - Himayunpura · 2.0 km · 1,860 people - Jhameri · 2.3 km · 483 people - Thakarwal · 2.7 km · 1,977 people [All 127 villages in Ludhiana (West) tehsil](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/ludhiana/ludhiana-west/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhandra?141116 - Which district is Dhandra in?Ludhiana district (Ludhiana (West) tehsil), Punjab - Which is the nearest railway station to Dhandra?Gill (GILL), about 2.1 km away - How far is Dhandra from Ludhiana?6 km by road - Which is the nearest hospital to Dhandra?Avomed Hospital, about 2.2 km away (straight-line) - What is the population of Dhandra?14,972 (Census 2011) - What crops are grown in Dhandra?wheat, paddy and potato