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About Dehlon Village

Dehlon is one of the larger villages in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,190, made up of 2,741 males and 2,449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 602 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dehlon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehlon village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141418
Area (hectares) 602 hectares
Population 5,190
Male Population 2,741
Female Population 2,449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dehlon compares

By the 2011 count Dehlon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 602 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Dehlon

Dehlon 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 Dehlon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dehlon from other places

Dehlon lies about 19 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Kila Raipur, about 2.9 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 Dehlon
Nearest railway station Kila Raipur 2.9 km
Nearest town Ahmedgarh 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 19 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 19 km

Villages closest to Dehlon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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 Dehlon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehlon village had a population of 5,190. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Dehlon village has 2,741 males and 2,449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehlon has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Dehlon is 141418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dehlon covers 602 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dehlon falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dehlon is Kila Raipur, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Dehlon is about 19 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehlon is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Kila Raipur is about 2.9 km away. Ahmedgarh is about 7.7 km away. Ludhiana East is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (1.6 km), Saya Kalan (2.7 km) and Saya Khurd (2.8 km).

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

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