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About Dhira Village

Dhira is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,026, made up of 542 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhira village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143516
Area (hectares) 273 hectares
Population 1,026
Male Population 542
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhira compares

By the 2011 count Dhira is the 177th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 273 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 910.

Getting to Dhira

Dhira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhira 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhira from other places

Dhira lies about 34 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, about 11 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 Dhira
Nearest town Qadian 11 km
Nearest railway station Vadala Granthin 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 14 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 34 km

Villages closest to Dhira

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 Dhira

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhira village had a population of 1,026. That makes it the 177th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Dhira village has 542 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhira 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 910.

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

Dhira covers 273 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhira falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhira is Vadala Granthin, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Dhira.

Dhira 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.

Dhira is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 11 km away. Vadala Granthin is about 11 km away. Batala is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhia (under 2 km), Kohali (under 2 km) and Bariyar (1.9 km).

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

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