About Dholowal Village

Dholowal is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,231, made up of 640 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Pathankot
Pincode	143531
Area (hectares)	212 hectares
Population	1,231
Male Population	640
Female Population	591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dholowal compares

By the 2011 count Dholowal is the 89th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 Dholowal

Dholowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dholowal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dholowal from other places

Dholowal lies about 14 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dina Nagar, about 3.2 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 Dholowal
Nearest town	Dīnānagar	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Dina Nagar	3.2 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathankot	22 km

Villages closest to Dholowal

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 Dholowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholowal village had a population of 1,231. That makes it the 89th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Dholowal village has 640 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholowal has about 923 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 Dholowal is 143531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholowal covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dholowal falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dholowal is Dina Nagar, about 3.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dholowal.

Dholowal is about 14 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholowal is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dīnānagar is about 3.1 km away. Dina Nagar is about 3.2 km away. Gurdaspur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.