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About Dhoula Village

Dhoula is a mid sized village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 634, made up of 304 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhoula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhoula village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141007
Area (hectares) 228 hectares
Population 634
Male Population 304
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhoula compares

By the 2011 count Dhoula is the 121st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 228 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Dhoula

Dhoula is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhoula 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhoula from other places

Dhoula lies about 7.8 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Dhandarikalan, about 7.8 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 Dhoula
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 7.8 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Dhandarikalan 7.8 km

Villages closest to Dhoula

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 Dhoula

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhoula village had a population of 634. That makes it the 121st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Dhoula village has 304 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhoula has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Dhoula is 141007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhoula covers 228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhoula is Dhandarikalan, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dhoula is about 7.8 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhoula is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Ludhiana East is about 7.8 km away. Ludhiana is about 7.8 km away. Dhandarikalan is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakka (under 2 km), Rawat (under 2 km) and Bhoda (1.7 km).

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

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