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About Dhariwal Village

Dhariwal is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 517, made up of 277 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhariwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhariwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143109
Area (hectares) 175 hectares
Population 517
Male Population 277
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhariwal compares

By the 2011 count Dhariwal is the 229th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Dhariwal

Dhariwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhariwal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dhariwal from other places

Dhariwal lies about 23 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Kotla Gujran, about 14 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 Dhariwal
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 4.2 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Kotla Gujran 14 km
District headquarters Amritsar 23 km

Villages closest to Dhariwal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ajnala 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 Dhariwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhariwal village had a population of 517. That makes it the 229th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Dhariwal village has 277 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhariwal has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Dhariwal is 143109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhariwal covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhariwal falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhariwal is Kotla Gujran, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhariwal.

Dhariwal is about 23 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhariwal is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Ajnala is about 4.2 km away. Ajnāla is about 4.2 km away. Kotla Gujran is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Teri (1.6 km), Nawan Pind (1.8 km) and Bhoewali 238 (2.3 km).

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

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