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About Dhariwal Village

Dhariwal is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 155 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhariwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhariwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143516
Area (hectares) 63 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 155
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhariwal compares

By the 2011 count Dhariwal is the 315th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Dhariwal

Dhariwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhariwal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dhariwal from other places

Dhariwal lies about 27 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, about 3.2 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 Dhariwal
Nearest railway station Vadala Granthin 3.2 km
Nearest town Qadian 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 11 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 27 km

Villages closest to Dhariwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhariwal village had a population of 310. That makes it the 315th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Dhariwal village has 155 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhariwal has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Dhariwal is 143516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhariwal covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhariwal falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhariwal is Vadala Granthin, about 3.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhariwal.

Dhariwal is about 27 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhariwal is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Vadala Granthin is about 3.2 km away. Qadian is about 5.9 km away. Batala is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaliwal (under 2 km), Duniya Sandhu (under 2 km) and Granthgarh (under 2 km).

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

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