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About Dargawal Village

Dargawal is a mid sized village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,511, made up of 762 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dargawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dargawal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143511
Area (hectares) 160 hectares
Population 1,511
Male Population 762
Female Population 749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 Dargawal compares

By the 2011 count Dargawal is the 18th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Dargawal

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

Dargawal lies about 28 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Sugar Mills, about 14 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 Dargawal
Nearest railway station Batala Sugar Mills 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 14 km
Nearest town Batāla 17 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 28 km

Villages closest to Dargawal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Dargawal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dargawal village had a population of 1,511. That makes it the 18th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Dargawal village has 762 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dargawal has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Dargawal is 143511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dargawal covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dargawal falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dargawal is Batala Sugar Mills, about 14 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 Dargawal.

Dargawal is about 28 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dargawal is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala Sugar Mills is about 14 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 14 km away. Batāla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dulowal (under 2 km), Bhagwanpur (under 2 km) and Lakmanian (under 2 km).

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

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