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About Dineke Village

Dineke is a small village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 88 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 682 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dineke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dineke village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142044
Area (hectares) 259.2 hectares
Population 148
Male Population 88
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 682
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dineke compares

By the 2011 count Dineke is the 191st largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 259.2 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Dineke

Dineke is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dineke as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dineke from other places

Dineke lies about 38 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Butewala, about 6.4 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 Dineke
Nearest railway station Butewala 6.4 km
Nearest town Patti 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 20 km
District headquarters Firozpur 38 km

Villages closest to Dineke

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dineke village had a population of 148. That makes it the 191st largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Dineke village has 88 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dineke has about 682 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Dineke is 142044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dineke covers 259.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dineke falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dineke is Butewala, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dineke.

Dineke is about 38 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dineke is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Butewala is about 6.4 km away. Patti is about 17 km away. Zira is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gati Harike (1.6 km), Ghuram (1.7 km) and Gatta Badshah (2.2 km).

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

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