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About Dhirekot Village

Dhirekot is a mid sized village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,348, made up of 735 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhirekot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhirekot village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143149
Area (hectares) 248 hectares
Population 1,348
Male Population 735
Female Population 613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 834
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhirekot compares

By the 2011 count Dhirekot is the 72nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 248 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 910.

Getting to Dhirekot

The census records public bus service for Dhirekot 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhirekot from other places

Dhirekot lies about 18 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Jandiala, 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 Dhirekot
Nearest railway station Jandiala under 2 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 18 km
District headquarters Amritsar 18 km

Villages closest to Dhirekot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar I 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 Dhirekot

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhirekot village had a population of 1,348. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Dhirekot village has 735 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhirekot has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Dhirekot is 143149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhirekot covers 248 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhirekot falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhirekot is Jandiala, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dhirekot.

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

Dhirekot is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Jandiala is about under 2 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 3.5 km away. Amritsar I 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 Balia Manjpur (under 2 km), Gunowal (2.1 km) and Mallian (2.2 km).

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

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