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About Dhat Village

Dhat is a large village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,039, made up of 1,061 males and 978 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 422 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhat village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 141101
Area (hectares) 422 hectares
Population 2,039
Male Population 1,061
Female Population 978
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Dhat compares

By the 2011 count Dhat is the 52nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 422 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Dhat

Dhat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhat 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 Dhat from other places

Dhat lies about 24 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Dhat, about under 2 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 Dhat
Nearest railway station Dhat under 2 km
Nearest town Jagraon 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 24 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 24 km

Villages closest to Dhat

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 Dhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhat village had a population of 2,039. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Dhat village has 1,061 males and 978 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhat has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Dhat is 141101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhat covers 422 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhat is Dhat, about under 2 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 Dhat.

Dhat is about 24 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhat is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Dhat is about under 2 km away. Jagraon is about 15 km away. Ludhiana West is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandori (1.5 km), Raqba (2.2 km) and Mor Karima (2.3 km).

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

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