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About Dad Village

Dad is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 147 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dad village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 147
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dad compares

By the 2011 count Dad is the 259th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Dad

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

How far is Dad from other places

Dad lies about 51 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghaunspur, about 3.4 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 Dad
Nearest railway station Ghaunspur 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 5.1 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 5.1 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 51 km

Villages closest to Dad

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 Dad

As per the Census of India 2011, Dad village had a population of 285. That makes it the 259th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Dad village has 147 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dad has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

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

Dad covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dad falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dad is Ghaunspur, about 3.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dad.

Dad is about 51 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dad is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Ghaunspur is about 3.4 km away. Mukerian is about 5.1 km away. Mukeriān is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahaura Dadial (under 2 km), Chhangla (under 2 km) and Bhatian Jattan (under 2 km).

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

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