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About Dholron Village

Dholron is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 131 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholron Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholron village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 131
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dholron compares

By the 2011 count Dholron is the 255th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 Dholron

The census records public bus service for Dholron 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dholron from other places

Dholron lies about 24 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 5.6 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 Dholron
Nearest railway station Mahngarwal Doaba 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 18 km
Nearest town Banga 19 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 24 km

Villages closest to Dholron

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 Dholron

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholron village had a population of 264. That makes it the 255th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Dholron village has 131 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholron has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Dholron is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholron covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dholron falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dholron is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 5.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dholron.

Dholron is about 24 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholron is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 5.6 km away. Garhshankar is about 18 km away. Banga is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Musa (under 2 km), Chak Narial (under 2 km) and Chak Natha (under 2 km).

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

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