About Dihana Village

Dihana is a large village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,001, made up of 1,008 males and 993 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 623 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dihana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dihana village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	144406
Area (hectares)	623 hectares
Population	2,001
Male Population	1,008
Female Population	993
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dihana compares

By the 2011 count Dihana is the 30th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 623 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 Dihana

Dihana 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 Dihana as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dihana from other places

Dihana lies about 20 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Nasrala, about 16 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 Dihana
Nearest railway station	Nasrala	16 km
Nearest town	Phagwāra	19 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garhshankar	28 km

Villages closest to Dihana

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.

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Common questions about Dihana

As per the Census of India 2011, Dihana village had a population of 2,001. That makes it the 30th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Dihana village has 1,008 males and 993 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dihana has about 985 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 Dihana is 144406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dihana covers 623 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dihana falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dihana is Nasrala, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dihana.

Dihana is about 20 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dihana is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Nasrala is about 16 km away. Phagwāra is about 19 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.