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About Dharowali Village

Dharowali 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 1,269, made up of 681 males and 588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharowali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharowali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143511
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 1,269
Male Population 681
Female Population 588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharowali compares

By the 2011 count Dharowali is the 29th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 Dharowali

Dharowali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharowali as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dharowali from other places

Dharowali lies about 34 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Rattar Chattar, about 6.8 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 Dharowali
Nearest railway station Rattar Chattar 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 8.1 km
Nearest town Batāla 23 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 34 km

Villages closest to Dharowali

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 Dharowali

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharowali village had a population of 1,269. That makes it the 29th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Dharowali village has 681 males and 588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharowali has about 863 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 Dharowali is 143511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharowali covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dharowali is Rattar Chattar, about 6.8 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 village for Dharowali.

Dharowali 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.

Dharowali is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Rattar Chattar is about 6.8 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 8.1 km away. Batāla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardowal (under 2 km), Nurpur (under 2 km) and Tarowali (under 2 km).

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

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