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About Dhilwan Village

Dhilwan 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 911, made up of 485 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhilwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhilwan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143511
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 911
Male Population 485
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
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 Dhilwan compares

By the 2011 count Dhilwan is the 51st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 206 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 899.

Getting to Dhilwan

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

Dhilwan lies about 32 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Rattar Chattar, 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 Dhilwan
Nearest railway station Rattar Chattar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 11 km
Nearest town Batāla 19 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 32 km

Villages closest to Dhilwan

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 Dhilwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhilwan village had a population of 911. That makes it the 51st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Dhilwan village has 485 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhilwan has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

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

Dhilwan covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhilwan is Rattar Chattar, 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 Dhilwan.

Dhilwan is about 32 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhilwan is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Rattar Chattar is about 11 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 11 km away. Batāla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khawaja Wardag (under 2 km), Kotli Surat Malhi (under 2 km) and Rauwal (1.9 km).

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

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