About Dolon Kalan Village

Dolon Kalan is a large village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,925, made up of 1,569 males and 1,356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 588 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dolon Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dolon Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Ludhiana West
Pincode	142029
Area (hectares)	588 hectares
Population	2,925
Male Population	1,569
Female Population	1,356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	864
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dolon Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Dolon Kalan is the 33rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 588 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Dolon Kalan

Dolon Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dolon Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dolon Kalan from other places

Dolon Kalan lies about 14 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Jassowal, about 4.7 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 Dolon Kalan
Nearest railway station	Jassowal	4.7 km
Nearest town	Gil	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ludhiana West	14 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	14 km

Villages closest to Dolon Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana West 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 Dolon Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dolon Kalan village had a population of 2,925. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Dolon Kalan village has 1,569 males and 1,356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dolon Kalan has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Dolon Kalan is 142029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dolon Kalan covers 588 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dolon Kalan falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dolon Kalan is Jassowal, about 4.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dolon Kalan.

Dolon Kalan is about 14 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dolon Kalan is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Jassowal is about 4.7 km away. Gil is about 9.3 km away. Ludhiana West is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.