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About Dhaul Khurd Village

Dhaul Khurd is a mid sized village in Payal tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,287, made up of 689 males and 598 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaul Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaul Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Payal
Pincode 141117
Area (hectares) 260 hectares
Population 1,287
Male Population 689
Female Population 598
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaul Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Dhaul Khurd is the 55th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents. Its 260 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, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Dhaul Khurd

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

How far is Dhaul Khurd from other places

Dhaul Khurd lies about 41 km from Ludhiana. 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 Dhaul Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Payal 12 km
Nearest town Khanna 14 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 41 km

Villages closest to Dhaul Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Payal 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 Dhaul Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaul Khurd village had a population of 1,287. That makes it the 55th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents.

Dhaul Khurd village has 689 males and 598 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaul Khurd has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Dhaul Khurd is 141117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaul Khurd covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhaul Khurd falls under Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The census record for Dhaul Khurd notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Dhaul Khurd is about 41 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaul Khurd is in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district. Payal is about 12 km away. Khanna is about 14 km away. Ludhiana is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaul Kalan (under 2 km), Rauni (3.7 km) and Jarg (4.5 km).

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

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