About Dhawan Village

Dhawan is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 500 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143511
Area (hectares)	118 hectares
Population	954
Male Population	500
Female Population	454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhawan compares

By the 2011 count Dhawan is the 196th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Dhawan

Dhawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhawan as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dhawan from other places

Dhawan lies about 32 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, about 10 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 Dhawan
Nearest railway station	Batala Junction	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	12 km
Nearest town	Batāla	12 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	32 km

Villages closest to Dhawan

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.

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Common questions about Dhawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawan village had a population of 954. That makes it the 196th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Dhawan village has 500 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawan has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Dhawan is 143511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawan covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhawan falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhawan is Batala Junction, about 10 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhawan.

Dhawan is about 32 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawan is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala Junction is about 10 km away. Batala is about 12 km away. Batāla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.