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About Dhaul Kalan Village

Dhaul Kalan is a large village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,860, made up of 1,527 males and 1,333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaul Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaul Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar II
Pincode 143101
Area (hectares) 374 hectares
Population 2,860
Male Population 1,527
Female Population 1,333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhaul Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Dhaul Kalan is the 28th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 374 hectares work out to about 7.6 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 Dhaul Kalan

Dhaul Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhaul Kalan 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhaul Kalan from other places

Dhaul Kalan lies about 9.1 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Chheharta, about 5.7 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 Dhaul Kalan
Nearest railway station Chheharta 5.7 km
Nearest town Nangli 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar II 9.1 km
District headquarters Amritsar 9.1 km

Villages closest to Dhaul Kalan

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 Dhaul Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaul Kalan village had a population of 2,860. That makes it the 28th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Dhaul Kalan village has 1,527 males and 1,333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaul Kalan has about 873 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 Dhaul Kalan is 143101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaul Kalan covers 374 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhaul Kalan falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhaul Kalan is Chheharta, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dhaul Kalan.

Dhaul Kalan is about 9.1 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaul Kalan is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Chheharta is about 5.7 km away. Nangli is about 8.5 km away. Amritsar II is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaunsabad (under 2 km), Dhaul Khurd (under 2 km) and Kotla Dal Singh (2.0 km).

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

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