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About Dalewal Village

Dalewal is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,574, made up of 788 males and 786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144523
Area (hectares) 528 hectares
Population 1,574
Male Population 788
Female Population 786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dalewal compares

By the 2011 count Dalewal is the 49th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 528 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Dalewal

Dalewal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dalewal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dalewal from other places

Dalewal lies about 45 km from Hoshiarpur. 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 Dalewal
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 3.9 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 9.8 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 45 km

Villages closest to Dalewal

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 Dalewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalewal village had a population of 1,574. That makes it the 49th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Dalewal village has 788 males and 786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalewal has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Dalewal is 144523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalewal covers 528 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dalewal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

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

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

Dalewal is about 45 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalewal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garhshankar is about 3.9 km away. Nawanshahr is about 9.8 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulewal (under 2 km), Ghagon Guru (under 2 km) and Phagon (under 2 km).

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

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