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About Dhatal Village

Dhatal is a mid sized village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,375, made up of 736 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhatal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhatal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar II
Pincode 143001
Area (hectares) 219 hectares
Population 1,375
Male Population 736
Female Population 639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhatal compares

By the 2011 count Dhatal is the 57th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Dhatal

Dhatal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhatal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhatal from other places

Dhatal lies about 11 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Khasa, about 4.1 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 Dhatal
Nearest railway station Khasa 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar II 11 km
District headquarters Amritsar 11 km

Villages closest to Dhatal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhatal village had a population of 1,375. That makes it the 57th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Dhatal village has 736 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhatal has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Dhatal is 143001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhatal covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhatal falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhatal is Khasa, about 4.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhatal.

Dhatal is about 11 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhatal is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Khasa is about 4.1 km away. Amritsar II is about 11 km away. Amritsar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotli Mian Khan (under 2 km), Basarke Gillan (under 2 km) and Mulla Behram (2.2 km).

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

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