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About Dholan Village

Dholan is a large village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,736, made up of 2,451 males and 2,285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 596 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Jagraon
Pincode 142026
Area (hectares) 596 hectares
Population 4,736
Male Population 2,451
Female Population 2,285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dholan compares

By the 2011 count Dholan is the 14th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 596 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Dholan

Dholan 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 Dholan 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 Dholan from other places

Dholan lies about 37 km from Ludhiana. 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 Dholan
Tehsil headquarters Jagraon 5.9 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 37 km

Villages closest to Dholan

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.

Common questions about Dholan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholan village had a population of 4,736. That makes it the 14th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Dholan village has 2,451 males and 2,285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholan has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Dholan is 142026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholan covers 596 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dholan falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The census record for Dholan notes the nearest railway station 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 Dholan.

Dholan is about 37 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholan is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Jagraon is about 5.9 km away. Ludhiana is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chachrari (2.4 km), Bardeke (2.4 km) and Roomi (2.5 km).

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

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