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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Dhanda<br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| settlement_type = Village<br />
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|31.1146289|N|75.7443165|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = Tehsil<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Rurka Kalan]]<br />
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayat raj]]<br />
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| elevation_m = 246<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_footnotes =<br />
| population_total = 1612<ref name=census>{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=32787|title=Village Population per Census India|work=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref><br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_note = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] 838/774 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]<br />
| population_demonym =<br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br />
| demographics1_title2 = <br />
| demographics1_info2 = <br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 144409<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone<br />
| area_code = 01824<br />
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#PB.E2.80.94Punjab|PB]]- 08 <br />
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-PB]]<br />
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| blank1_name_sec2 = Post Office<br />
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Goraya]]<br />
| website = {{URL|jalandhar.nic.in}}<br />
| footnotes =<br />
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'''Dhanda''' is a village in [[Rurka Kalan]] tehsil in [[Jalandhar district]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] [[States and territories of India|State]], India. It is {{cvt|9|km}} from the postal head office in [[Goraya]], {{cvt|19|km}} from [[Phillaur]], {{cvt|35|km}} from the district headquarters [[Jalandhar]], and {{cvt|127|km}} from the state capital [[Chandigarh]]. The village is [[Administration (government)|administrated]] by a [[sarpanch]] who is an [[elected representative]] of village as per [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayati raj]].<br />
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== Education ==<br />
The village has a Punjabi medium, co-ed upper primary school (GMS Dhanda). The school provides [[Mid day meals|mid-day meal]] as per Indian [[Midday Meal Scheme]], and the meal prepared in school premises. It was found in 1981.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.icbse.com/schools/gms-dhanda/03041001402 | title=Details Of School | work=ICBSE}}</ref><br />
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== Demography ==<br />
According to the report [[published]] by [[2011 Census of India|Census India in 2011]], Dhanda has 343 houses and population of 1612, 838 males and 774 females. The [[literacy]] rate of Dhanda is 78.16%, higher than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 147, which is 9.12% of total population of Dhanda, and child sex ratio is approximately 815 females per 1000 males, lower than state average of 846.<br />
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As per census 2011, 583 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Dhanda, which includes 486 males and 97 females. According to census survey report 2011, 93.14% workers describe their work as main work and 6.86% workers are involved in marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.<ref name=census /><br />
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== Transport ==<br />
Goraya railway station is the nearest [[train station]]; Phillaur Junction [[train station]] is {{cvt|18|km}} from the village. The village is {{cvt|48.6|km}} from the [[domestic airport]] in [[Ludhiana]], and the nearest [[international airport]] is in Chandigarh. [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]] is the second-nearest airport, {{cvt|137|km}} away in [[Amritsar]].<br />
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== References ==<br />
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