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About Dhodiwind Village

Dhodiwind is a small village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 214 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhodiwind Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhodiwind village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar II
Pincode 143108
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 214
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
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 Dhodiwind compares

By the 2011 count Dhodiwind is the 91st 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 85 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 891.

Getting to Dhodiwind

The census records public bus service for Dhodiwind 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 Dhodiwind from other places

Dhodiwind lies about 22 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Attari, about 3.8 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 Dhodiwind
Nearest railway station Attari 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar II 22 km
District headquarters Amritsar 22 km

Villages closest to Dhodiwind

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 Dhodiwind

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhodiwind village had a population of 394. That makes it the 91st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Dhodiwind village has 214 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhodiwind has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Dhodiwind is 143108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhodiwind covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhodiwind is Attari, about 3.8 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 Dhodiwind.

Dhodiwind is about 22 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhodiwind is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Attari is about 3.8 km away. Amritsar II is about 22 km away. Amritsar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangarh (under 2 km), Ranike (1.6 km) and Gharinda (1.8 km).

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

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