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About Dholanwal Village

Dholanwal is a mid sized village in Hoshiarpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 979, made up of 491 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholanwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholanwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Hoshiarpur
Pincode 146111
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 979
Male Population 491
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dholanwal compares

By the 2011 count Dholanwal is the 126th largest of the 387 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 966.

Getting to Dholanwal

Dholanwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dholanwal as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dholanwal from other places

Dholanwal lies about 5.9 km from Hoshiārpur, and the nearest railway station is Hoshiarpur, about 4.6 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 Dholanwal
Nearest railway station Hoshiarpur 4.6 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 5.9 km

Villages closest to Dholanwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholanwal village had a population of 979. That makes it the 126th largest of the 387 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Dholanwal village has 491 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholanwal has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Dholanwal is 146111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholanwal covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dholanwal falls under Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dholanwal is Hoshiarpur, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dholanwal is about 5.9 km from Hoshiārpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholanwal is in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Hoshiarpur is about 4.6 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naugarain (1.6 km), Shergarh (1.8 km) and Attalgarh (2.0 km).

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

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