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About Dharaur Village

Dharaur is a large village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,715, made up of 1,429 males and 1,286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharaur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141122
Area (hectares) 375 hectares
Population 2,715
Male Population 1,429
Female Population 1,286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dharaur compares

By the 2011 count Dharaur is the 26th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 375 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Dharaur

The census records public bus service for Dharaur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dharaur from other places

Dharaur lies about 22 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 10 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 Dharaur
Nearest railway station Rahon 10 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 22 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 22 km

Villages closest to Dharaur

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 Dharaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharaur village had a population of 2,715. That makes it the 26th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Dharaur village has 1,429 males and 1,286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharaur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Dharaur is 141122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharaur covers 375 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dharaur is Rahon, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Dharaur.

Dharaur is about 22 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharaur is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Rahon is about 10 km away. Nawanshahr is about 13 km away. Ludhiana East is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karaur (under 2 km), Bahadurpur (3.2 km) and Burj Mattewara (5.0 km).

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

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