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About Dherian Village

Dherian is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,242, made up of 645 males and 597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144630, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dherian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dherian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144630
Area (hectares) 179.05 hectares
Population 1,242
Male Population 645
Female Population 597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dherian compares

By the 2011 count Dherian is the 55th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 179.05 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Dherian

Dherian 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 Dherian 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 Dherian from other places

Dherian lies about 20 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Shankar, about 3.8 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 Dherian
Nearest railway station Shankar 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 4.3 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 20 km

Villages closest to Dherian

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 Dherian

As per the Census of India 2011, Dherian village had a population of 1,242. That makes it the 55th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Dherian village has 645 males and 597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dherian has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Dherian is 144630. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dherian covers 179.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dherian falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dherian is Shankar, about 3.8 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 Dherian.

Dherian is about 20 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dherian is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Shankar is about 3.8 km away. Nakodar is about 4.3 km away. Jalandhar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sianiwal (under 2 km), Lohar Nangal (under 2 km) and Nangal Jiwan (under 2 km).

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

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