About Dholewal Village

Dholewal is a mid sized village in Khamanon tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 916, made up of 475 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholewal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil	Khamanon
Pincode	141411
Area (hectares)	244 hectares
Population	916
Male Population	475
Female Population	441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholewal compares

By the 2011 count Dholewal is the 43rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 244 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Dholewal

Dholewal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dholewal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dholewal from other places

Dholewal lies about 64 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 8.0 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 Dholewal
Nearest town	Basi	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Khamanon	8.0 km
District headquarters	Fatehgarh Sahib	64 km

Villages closest to Dholewal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khamanon 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 Dholewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholewal village had a population of 916. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Dholewal village has 475 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholewal has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Dholewal is 141411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholewal covers 244 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dholewal falls under Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dholewal is Khamanon, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dholewal.

Dholewal is about 64 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholewal is in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Basi is about 7.6 km away. Khamanon is about 8.0 km away. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.