About Dhirowal Village

Dhirowal is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,065, made up of 558 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhirowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhirowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143515
Area (hectares)	390 hectares
Population	1,065
Male Population	558
Female Population	507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhirowal compares

By the 2011 count Dhirowal is the 167th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 390 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Dhirowal

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

Dhirowal lies about 38 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Urmar, about 15 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 Dhirowal
Nearest town	Urmar	15 km
Nearest railway station	Tanda Urmar	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	29 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	38 km

Villages closest to Dhirowal

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 Dhirowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhirowal village had a population of 1,065. That makes it the 167th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Dhirowal village has 558 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhirowal has about 909 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 Dhirowal is 143515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhirowal covers 390 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhirowal falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhirowal is Tanda Urmar, about 15 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 Dhirowal.

Dhirowal is about 38 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhirowal is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Urmar is about 15 km away. Tanda Urmar is about 15 km away. Batala is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.