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About Dhupsari Village

Dhupsari is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,193, made up of 614 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhupsari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhupsari village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 1,193
Male Population 614
Female Population 579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhupsari compares

By the 2011 count Dhupsari is the 146th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Dhupsari

Dhupsari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhupsari 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhupsari from other places

Dhupsari lies about 29 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Sugar Mills, about 4.2 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 Dhupsari
Tehsil headquarters Batala 3.7 km
Nearest town Batāla 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Batala Sugar Mills 4.2 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 29 km

Villages closest to Dhupsari

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 Dhupsari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhupsari village had a population of 1,193. That makes it the 146th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Dhupsari village has 614 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhupsari has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

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

Dhupsari covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhupsari falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhupsari is Batala Sugar Mills, about 4.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhupsari.

Dhupsari is about 29 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhupsari is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala is about 3.7 km away. Batāla is about 3.7 km away. Batala Sugar Mills is about 4.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahbad (under 2 km), Longowal (1.5 km) and Dewaniwal (1.7 km).

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

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