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About Dharangwala Village

Dharangwala is one of the larger villages in Abohar tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,141, made up of 2,714 males and 2,427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1539.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharangwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharangwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Abohar
Pincode 152122
Area (hectares) 1539.66 hectares
Population 5,141
Male Population 2,714
Female Population 2,427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharangwala compares

By the 2011 count Dharangwala is the 13th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents. Its 1539.66 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Dharangwala

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

How far is Dharangwala from other places

Dharangwala lies about 84 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Burj Mohar, about 6.8 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 Dharangwala
Nearest railway station Burj Mohar 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Abohar 11 km
District headquarters Firozpur 84 km

Villages closest to Dharangwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharangwala village had a population of 5,141. That makes it the 13th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents.

Dharangwala village has 2,714 males and 2,427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharangwala has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Dharangwala is 152122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharangwala covers 1539.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharangwala falls under Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dharangwala is Burj Mohar, about 6.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dharangwala.

Dharangwala is about 84 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharangwala is in Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district. Burj Mohar is about 6.8 km away. Abohar is about 11 km away. Firozpur is about 84 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patti Amra Urf Patti Sadiq (2.1 km), Patti Taja (2.1 km) and Roherianwali (3.6 km).

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

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