About Dhirowal Village

Dhirowal is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 353, made up of 171 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhirowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhirowal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Mukerian
Pincode	144205
Area (hectares)	125 hectares
Population	353
Male Population	171
Female Population	182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,064
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhirowal compares

By the 2011 count Dhirowal is the 239th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Dhirowal

Dhirowal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhirowal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dhirowal from other places

Dhirowal lies about 48 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghaunspur, about 5.7 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 Dhirowal
Nearest railway station	Ghaunspur	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mukerian	6.5 km
Nearest town	Mukeriān	6.5 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	48 km

Villages closest to Dhirowal

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 Dhirowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhirowal village had a population of 353. That makes it the 239th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Dhirowal village has 171 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhirowal has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Dhirowal is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhirowal covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhirowal falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhirowal is Ghaunspur, about 5.7 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 - 10 km distance for Dhirowal.

Dhirowal is about 48 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhirowal is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Ghaunspur is about 5.7 km away. Mukerian is about 6.5 km away. Mukeriān is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.