About Dhaki Shada Village

Dhaki Shada is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 911, made up of 473 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaki Shada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaki Shada village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Pathankot
Pincode	145101
Area (hectares)	272 hectares
Population	911
Male Population	473
Female Population	438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhaki Shada compares

By the 2011 count Dhaki Shada is the 142nd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 272 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Dhaki Shada

Dhaki Shada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhaki Shada as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhaki Shada from other places

Dhaki Shada lies about 22 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Mirthal, about 2.9 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 Dhaki Shada
Nearest railway station	Mirthal	2.9 km
Nearest town	Dīnānagar	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathankot	16 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	22 km

Villages closest to Dhaki Shada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot 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.

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Common questions about Dhaki Shada

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaki Shada village had a population of 911. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Dhaki Shada village has 473 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaki Shada has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Dhaki Shada is 145101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaki Shada covers 272 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhaki Shada falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhaki Shada is Mirthal, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhaki Shada.

Dhaki Shada is about 22 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaki Shada is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Mirthal is about 2.9 km away. Dīnānagar is about 13 km away. Pathankot is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.