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About Dansiwal Village

Dansiwal is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 482 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144529, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dansiwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dansiwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144529
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 954
Male Population 482
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dansiwal compares

By the 2011 count Dansiwal is the 130th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Dansiwal

Dansiwal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dansiwal 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dansiwal from other places

Dansiwal lies about 33 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Saila Khurd, about under 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 Dansiwal
Nearest railway station Saila Khurd under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 9.1 km
Nearest town Banga 14 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 33 km

Villages closest to Dansiwal

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 Dansiwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dansiwal village had a population of 954. That makes it the 130th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Dansiwal village has 482 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dansiwal has about 979 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 Dansiwal is 144529. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dansiwal covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dansiwal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dansiwal is Saila Khurd, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Dansiwal is about 33 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dansiwal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Saila Khurd is about under 2 km away. Garhshankar is about 9.1 km away. Banga is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paddi Sura Singh (1.5 km), Bihran (1.8 km) and Jassowal (1.8 km).

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

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