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About Dhaula Khera Village

Dhaula Khera is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,201, made up of 605 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaula Khera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaula Khera village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144211
Area (hectares) 184 hectares
Population 1,201
Male Population 605
Female Population 596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
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 Dhaula Khera compares

By the 2011 count Dhaula Khera is the 57th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Dhaula Khera

The census records public bus service for Dhaula Khera 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 Dhaula Khera from other places

Dhaula Khera lies about 58 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Musahibpur, about 3.0 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 Dhaula Khera
Nearest railway station Musahibpur 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 5.4 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 5.4 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 58 km

Villages closest to Dhaula Khera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mukerian 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 Dhaula Khera

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaula Khera village had a population of 1,201. That makes it the 57th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Dhaula Khera village has 605 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaula Khera has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Dhaula Khera is 144211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaula Khera covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhaula Khera falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhaula Khera is Musahibpur, about 3.0 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 Dhaula Khera.

Dhaula Khera is about 58 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaula Khera is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Musahibpur is about 3.0 km away. Mukerian is about 5.4 km away. Mukeriān is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahi Ul Dinpur Gazi (under 2 km), Kajla (1.6 km) and Dugri Awana (1.8 km).

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

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