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About Dhal Village

Dhal is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 241 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 241
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Dhal compares

By the 2011 count Dhal is the 210th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Dhal

Dhal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhal 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 Dhal from other places

Dhal lies about 62 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Chak Kalan, about 4.3 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 Dhal
Nearest railway station Chak Kalan 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 12 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 12 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 62 km

Villages closest to Dhal

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 Dhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhal village had a population of 476. That makes it the 210th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Dhal village has 241 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhal has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

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

Dhal covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhal falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhal is Chak Kalan, about 4.3 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 Dhal.

Dhal is about 62 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhal is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Chak Kalan is about 4.3 km away. Mukerian is about 12 km away. Mukeriān is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badial (under 2 km), Jhareriana (under 2 km) and Hardo Khondpur (under 2 km).

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

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