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About Dhaliwal Village

Dhaliwal is a large village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,121, made up of 1,608 males and 1,513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 697 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaliwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaliwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144002
Area (hectares) 697 hectares
Population 3,121
Male Population 1,608
Female Population 1,513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhaliwal compares

By the 2011 count Dhaliwal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 697 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Dhaliwal

Dhaliwal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhaliwal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhaliwal from other places

Dhaliwal lies about 17 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Thabalke, about 1.5 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 Dhaliwal
Nearest railway station Thabalke 1.5 km
Nearest town Jandiāla 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 12 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 17 km

Villages closest to Dhaliwal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nakodar 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 Dhaliwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaliwal village had a population of 3,121. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Dhaliwal village has 1,608 males and 1,513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaliwal has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Dhaliwal is 144002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaliwal covers 697 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhaliwal falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhaliwal is Thabalke, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhaliwal.

Dhaliwal is about 17 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaliwal is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Thabalke is about 1.5 km away. Jandiāla is about 2.5 km away. Nakodar 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 Thabalke (under 2 km), Chanian (2.0 km) and Bajuha Kalan (3.2 km).

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

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