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About Dhaliwal Village

Dhaliwal is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,064, made up of 562 males and 502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaliwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaliwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143515
Area (hectares) 242 hectares
Population 1,064
Male Population 562
Female Population 502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaliwal compares

By the 2011 count Dhaliwal is the 168th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 Dhaliwal

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

Dhaliwal 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 Dhaliwal
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 Dhaliwal

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 Dhaliwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaliwal village had a population of 1,064. That makes it the 168th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Dhaliwal village has 562 males and 502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaliwal 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 Dhaliwal is 143515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaliwal covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhaliwal falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhaliwal is Vadala Granthin, about 3.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhaliwal.

Dhaliwal 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.

Dhaliwal 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 Dhariwal (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 Dhaliwal today is likely to be higher.

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