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About Dilwan Village

Dilwan is a mid sized village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,107, made up of 546 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dilwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dilwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 174316
Area (hectares) 184 hectares
Population 1,107
Male Population 546
Female Population 561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dilwan compares

By the 2011 count Dilwan is the 58th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Dilwan

Dilwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dilwan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dilwan from other places

Dilwan lies about 18 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dilwan
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Amb 10 km
District headquarters Una 18 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 25 km

Villages closest to Dilwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amb tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dilwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dilwan village had a population of 1,107. That makes it the 58th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Dilwan village has 546 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dilwan has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Dilwan is 174316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dilwan covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dilwan falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dilwan is Churaru Takarla, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dilwan.

Dilwan is about 18 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dilwan is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Churaru Takarla is about under 2 km away. Amb is about 10 km away. Una is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhandari (under 2 km), Bhera (2.4 km) and Nandpur (3.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dilwan today is likely to be higher.

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