About Dad Village

Dad is one of the larger villages in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,932, made up of 5,207 males and 4,725 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dad village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Ludhiana West
Pincode	142022
Area (hectares)	529 hectares
Population	9,932
Male Population	5,207
Female Population	4,725
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dad compares

By the 2011 count Dad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 529 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Dad

Dad 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 Dad 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dad from other places

Dad lies about 7.8 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Badowal, about 4.6 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 Dad
Nearest railway station	Badowal	4.6 km
Nearest town	Gil	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ludhiana West	7.8 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	7.8 km

Villages closest to Dad

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 Dad

As per the Census of India 2011, Dad village had a population of 9,932. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Dad village has 5,207 males and 4,725 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dad has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Dad is 142022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dad covers 529 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dad falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dad is Badowal, about 4.6 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 village for Dad.

Dad 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.

Dad is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Badowal is about 4.6 km away. Gil is about 6.1 km away. Ludhiana West is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.