About Dhothar Village

Dhothar is a mid sized village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 604, made up of 324 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhothar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhothar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Jagraon
Pincode	142025
Area (hectares)	265 hectares
Population	604
Male Population	324
Female Population	280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	864
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhothar compares

By the 2011 count Dhothar is the 114th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Dhothar

Dhothar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhothar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhothar from other places

Dhothar lies about 27 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chaukiman, about 8.9 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 Dhothar
Nearest railway station	Chaukiman	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jagraon	15 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	27 km

Villages closest to Dhothar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhothar village had a population of 604. That makes it the 114th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Dhothar village has 324 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhothar has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Dhothar is 142025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhothar covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhothar falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhothar is Chaukiman, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Dhothar.

Dhothar is about 27 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhothar is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Chaukiman is about 8.9 km away. Jagraon is about 15 km away. Ludhiana is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.