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About Dhavey Village

Dhavey is a small village in Gurdaspur tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 142 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhavey Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhavey village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Gurdaspur
Pincode 143528
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 142
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhavey compares

By the 2011 count Dhavey is the 507th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Dhavey

Dhavey is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhavey as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhandal, Dhariwal, Dhariwal Bhoja and Dhariwal Kalan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhavey

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhavey village had a population of 294. That makes it the 507th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Dhavey village has 142 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhavey has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Dhavey is 143528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhavey covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhavey falls under Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The census record for Dhavey notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhavey.

Dhavey is in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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