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About Dhesian Village

Dhesian 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 848, made up of 441 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhesian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhesian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143511
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 848
Male Population 441
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Dhesian compares

By the 2011 count Dhesian is the 54th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Dhesian

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

Dhesian lies about 27 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Sugar Mills, about 12 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 Dhesian
Nearest railway station Batala Sugar Mills 12 km
Nearest town Batāla 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 15 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 27 km

Villages closest to Dhesian

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 Dhesian

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhesian village had a population of 848. That makes it the 54th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Dhesian village has 441 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhesian has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

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

Dhesian covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhesian is Batala Sugar Mills, about 12 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 Dhesian.

Dhesian is about 27 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhesian is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala Sugar Mills is about 12 km away. Batāla is about 15 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kohali (under 2 km), Dargawal (under 2 km) and Lakmanian (1.5 km).

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

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