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About Dhia Village

Dhia is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 140 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhia village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 140
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
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 Dhia compares

By the 2011 count Dhia is the 318th 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 96 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 Dhia

Dhia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhia 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 Dhia from other places

Dhia 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 Dhia
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 Dhia

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 Dhia

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhia village had a population of 297. That makes it the 318th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Dhia village has 140 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhia has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Dhia is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhia covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhia falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhia 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 Dhia.

Dhia 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.

Dhia 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 Dhira (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 Dhia today is likely to be higher.

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