About Dadahur Village

Dadahur is a large village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,248, made up of 1,177 males and 1,071 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 563 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadahur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadahur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Raikot
Pincode	141140
Area (hectares)	563 hectares
Population	2,248
Male Population	1,177
Female Population	1,071
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dadahur compares

By the 2011 count Dadahur is the 27th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 563 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Dadahur

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

Dadahur lies about 45 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Sekha, about 24 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 Dadahur
Tehsil headquarters	Raikot	7.6 km
Nearest town	Rāikot	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Sekha	24 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	45 km

Villages closest to Dadahur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raikot 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 Dadahur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadahur village had a population of 2,248. That makes it the 27th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Dadahur village has 1,177 males and 1,071 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadahur has about 910 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 Dadahur is 141140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadahur covers 563 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dadahur falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dadahur is Sekha, about 24 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 Dadahur.

Dadahur is about 45 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadahur is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Raikot is about 7.6 km away. Rāikot is about 7.6 km away. Sekha is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.