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About Dhir Village

Dhir is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,852, made up of 974 males and 878 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhir village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 238 hectares
Population 1,852
Male Population 974
Female Population 878
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhir compares

By the 2011 count Dhir is the 78th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 7.8 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 Dhir

The census records public bus service for Dhir 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhir from other places

Dhir lies about 34 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, about 3.1 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 Dhir
Nearest railway station Batala Junction 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 3.9 km
Nearest town Batāla 3.9 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 34 km

Villages closest to Dhir

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 Dhir

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhir village had a population of 1,852. That makes it the 78th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Dhir village has 974 males and 878 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhir has about 901 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 Dhir is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhir covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhir falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhir is Batala Junction, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dhir.

Dhir is about 34 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhir is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala Junction is about 3.1 km away. Batala is about 3.9 km away. Batāla is about 3.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Said Mubarak (under 2 km), Mollowali (1.7 km) and Shankarpura (2.4 km).

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

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