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About Dikh Village

Dikh is a large village in Rampura Phul tehsil, in the district of Bathinda, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,604, made up of 1,919 males and 1,685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1752 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dikh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dikh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Bathinda
Tehsil Rampura Phul
Pincode 151103
Area (hectares) 1752 hectares
Population 3,604
Male Population 1,919
Female Population 1,685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dikh compares

By the 2011 count Dikh is the 25th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,394 residents. Its 1752 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Dikh

Dikh 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 Dikh as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dikh from other places

Dikh lies about 32 km from Bathinda. 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 Dikh
Nearest town Maur 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampura Phul 14 km
District headquarters Bathinda 32 km

Villages closest to Dikh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampura Phul 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 Dikh

As per the Census of India 2011, Dikh village had a population of 3,604. That makes it the 25th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,394 residents.

Dikh village has 1,919 males and 1,685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dikh has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Dikh is 151103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dikh covers 1752 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dikh falls under Rampura Phul tehsil of Bathinda district in Punjab.

The census record for Dikh notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Dikh.

Dikh is about 32 km from Bathinda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dikh is in Rampura Phul tehsil of Bathinda district. Maur is about 8.2 km away. Rampura Phul is about 14 km away. Bathinda is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sooch (2.7 km), Khokhar (3.4 km) and Dhade (3.4 km).

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

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