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About Dhalatar Village

Dhalatar is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25, made up of 12 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 405026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhalatar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhalatar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 405026
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 25
Male Population 12
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhalatar compares

By the 2011 count Dhalatar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Dhalatar

Dhalatar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhalatar as Available within 10+ 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 Dhalatar from other places

Dhalatar lies about 41 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Talara, 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 Dhalatar
Nearest railway station Talara 12 km
Nearest town Mamun 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 18 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 41 km

Villages closest to Dhalatar

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.

Common questions about Dhalatar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhalatar village had a population of 25. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Dhalatar village has 12 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhalatar has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Dhalatar is 405026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhalatar covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhalatar falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhalatar is Talara, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhalatar.

Dhalatar is about 41 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhalatar is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Talara is about 12 km away. Mamun is about 16 km away. Pathankot is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tahra (6.3 km), Jindri (12 km) and Barath (13 km).

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

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