About Dhesian Village

Dhesian is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 136 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhesian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhesian village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Mukerian
Pincode	144214
Area (hectares)	33 hectares
Population	263
Male Population	136
Female Population	127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhesian compares

By the 2011 count Dhesian is the 265th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Dhesian

Dhesian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhesian as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhesian from other places

Dhesian lies about 56 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Bhangala, about 6.9 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 Dhesian
Nearest railway station	Bhangala	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mukerian	8.2 km
Nearest town	Mukeriān	8.2 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	56 km

Villages closest to Dhesian

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.

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Common questions about Dhesian

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhesian village had a population of 263. That makes it the 265th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Dhesian village has 136 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhesian has about 934 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 Dhesian is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhesian covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhesian falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhesian is Bhangala, about 6.9 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 village for Dhesian.

Dhesian is about 56 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhesian is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Bhangala is about 6.9 km away. Mukerian is about 8.2 km away. Mukeriān is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.