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About Dhaul Khurd Village

Dhaul Khurd is a small village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 233 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 135105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaul Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaul Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar II
Pincode 135105
Area (hectares) 281.6 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 233
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
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 Dhaul Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Dhaul Khurd is the 90th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 281.6 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Dhaul Khurd

The census records public bus service for Dhaul Khurd 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 Dhaul Khurd from other places

Dhaul Khurd lies about 10 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Chheharta, about 6.1 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 Dhaul Khurd
Nearest railway station Chheharta 6.1 km
Nearest town Nangli 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar II 10 km
District headquarters Amritsar 10 km

Villages closest to Dhaul Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaul Khurd village had a population of 437. That makes it the 90th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Dhaul Khurd village has 233 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaul Khurd has about 876 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 Khurd is 135105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaul Khurd covers 281.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhaul Khurd is Chheharta, about 6.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhaul Khurd.

Dhaul Khurd is about 10 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaul Khurd is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Chheharta is about 6.1 km away. Nangli is about 9.8 km away. Amritsar II is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotla Dal Singh (under 2 km), Dhaul Kalan (under 2 km) and Gaunsabad (1.7 km).

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

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