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About Dhabwala Kalan Village

Dhabwala Kalan is a large village in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,336, made up of 2,291 males and 2,045 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1530 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhabwala Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhabwala Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Fazilka
Pincode 152124
Area (hectares) 1530 hectares
Population 4,336
Male Population 2,291
Female Population 2,045
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhabwala Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Dhabwala Kalan is the 14th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 1530 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 913.

Getting to Dhabwala Kalan

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

Dhabwala Kalan lies about 75 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Roranwala, about 12 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 Dhabwala Kalan
Nearest railway station Roranwala 12 km
Nearest town Abohar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Fazilka 23 km
District headquarters Firozpur 75 km

Villages closest to Dhabwala Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fazilka 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 Dhabwala Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhabwala Kalan village had a population of 4,336. That makes it the 14th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Dhabwala Kalan village has 2,291 males and 2,045 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhabwala Kalan has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Dhabwala Kalan is 152124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhabwala Kalan covers 1530 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhabwala Kalan falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhabwala Kalan is Roranwala, about 12 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 Dhabwala Kalan.

Dhabwala Kalan is about 75 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhabwala Kalan is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Roranwala is about 12 km away. Abohar is about 21 km away. Fazilka is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arniwala Sheikh Subhan (1.9 km), Burj Hanumangarh (3.2 km) and Tahliwala Jattan (3.4 km).

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

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