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About Dadewal Village

Dadewal is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 622, made up of 303 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146109
Area (hectares) 174 hectares
Population 622
Male Population 303
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
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 Dadewal compares

By the 2011 count Dadewal is the 189th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 174 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Dadewal

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

Dadewal lies about 26 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 5.2 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 Dadewal
Nearest railway station Mahngarwal Doaba 5.2 km
Nearest town Banga 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 16 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 26 km

Villages closest to Dadewal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadewal village had a population of 622. That makes it the 189th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Dadewal village has 303 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadewal has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Dadewal is 146109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadewal covers 174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dadewal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dadewal is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 5.2 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 Dadewal.

Dadewal is about 26 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadewal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 5.2 km away. Banga is about 16 km away. Garhshankar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakruli (under 2 km), Sauli (under 2 km) and Sadullapur Badhwan (1.5 km).

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

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