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About Dhak Khalwara Village

Dhak Khalwara is a mid sized village in Phagwara tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,011, made up of 510 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhak Khalwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhak Khalwara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Phagwara
Pincode 144401
Area (hectares) 210 hectares
Population 1,011
Male Population 510
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhak Khalwara compares

By the 2011 count Dhak Khalwara is the 50th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Dhak Khalwara

Dhak Khalwara 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 Dhak Khalwara 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 Dhak Khalwara from other places

Dhak Khalwara lies about 44 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Mandhali, 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 Dhak Khalwara
Tehsil headquarters Phagwara 3.7 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Mandhali 3.8 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 44 km

Villages closest to Dhak Khalwara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phagwara 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 Dhak Khalwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhak Khalwara village had a population of 1,011. That makes it the 50th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Dhak Khalwara village has 510 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhak Khalwara has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Dhak Khalwara is 144401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhak Khalwara covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhak Khalwara falls under Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhak Khalwara is Mandhali, 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 Dhak Khalwara.

Dhak Khalwara is about 44 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhak Khalwara is in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district. Phagwara is about 3.7 km away. Phagwāra is about 3.7 km away. Mandhali is about 3.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khalwara (under 2 km), Bishanpur (under 2 km) and Kishan Pur (under 2 km).

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

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