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About Dhuggar Village

Dhuggar is a small village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 96 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhuggar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhuggar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144041
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 96
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhuggar compares

By the 2011 count Dhuggar is the 134th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Dhuggar

Dhuggar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhuggar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhadda Haripur, Dhadda Hundal, Dhadda Lehna and Dhaliwal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhuggar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhuggar village had a population of 188. That makes it the 134th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Dhuggar village has 96 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhuggar has about 958 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 950.

The pincode recorded for Dhuggar is 144041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhuggar covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhuggar falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The census record for Dhuggar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhuggar.

Dhuggar is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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