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About Dolon Khurd Village

Dolon Khurd is a mid sized village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 486 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dolon Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dolon Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 142022
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 914
Male Population 486
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dolon Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Dolon Khurd is the 85th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 Khurd

Dolon Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dolon Khurd as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dolon Khurd from other places

Dolon Khurd lies about 12 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Jassowal, about 4.0 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station Jassowal 4.0 km
Nearest town Gil 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 12 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 12 km

Villages closest to Dolon Khurd

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.

Common questions about Dolon Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Dolon Khurd village had a population of 914. That makes it the 85th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Dolon Khurd village has 486 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dolon Khurd has about 881 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 Khurd is 142022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dolon Khurd covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dolon Khurd is Jassowal, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dolon Khurd.

Dolon Khurd is about 12 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dolon Khurd is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Jassowal is about 4.0 km away. Gil is about 7.3 km away. Ludhiana West is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhameri (under 2 km), Kheri (1.8 km) and Himayunpura (1.9 km).

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

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