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About Dulwan Village

Dulwan is a mid sized village in Khamanon tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,025, made up of 532 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dulwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dulwan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Khamanon
Pincode 140101
Area (hectares) 269 hectares
Population 1,025
Male Population 532
Female Population 493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dulwan compares

By the 2011 count Dulwan is the 32nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 269 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 Dulwan

Dulwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dulwan 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 Dulwan from other places

Dulwan lies about 65 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 6.0 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 Dulwan
Nearest railway station Khamanon 6.0 km
Nearest town Basi 9.2 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 65 km

Villages closest to Dulwan

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.

Common questions about Dulwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dulwan village had a population of 1,025. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Dulwan village has 532 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dulwan has about 927 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 Dulwan is 140101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dulwan covers 269 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dulwan is Khamanon, about 6.0 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 Dulwan.

Dulwan is about 65 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dulwan is in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Khamanon is about 6.0 km away. Basi is about 9.2 km away. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhamian (under 2 km), Dholewal (2.1 km) and Badla (2.2 km).

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

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