About Dehriwal Village

Dehriwal is a large village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,545, made up of 1,852 males and 1,693 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 655 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dehriwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehriwal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Baba Bakala
Pincode	143116
Area (hectares)	655 hectares
Population	3,545
Male Population	1,852
Female Population	1,693
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dehriwal compares

By the 2011 count Dehriwal is the 19th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 655 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Dehriwal

Dehriwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dehriwal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dehriwal from other places

Dehriwal lies about 42 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Beas Junction, about 11 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 Dehriwal
Tehsil headquarters	Baba Bakala	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Beas Junction	11 km
Nearest town	Qadian	24 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	42 km

Villages closest to Dehriwal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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.

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Common questions about Dehriwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehriwal village had a population of 3,545. That makes it the 19th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Dehriwal village has 1,852 males and 1,693 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehriwal has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Dehriwal is 143116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dehriwal covers 655 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dehriwal falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dehriwal is Beas Junction, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dehriwal.

Dehriwal is about 42 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehriwal is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Baba Bakala is about 8.7 km away. Beas Junction is about 11 km away. Qadian is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.