About Dhalian Village

Dhalian is a mid sized village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,159, made up of 624 males and 535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhalian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhalian village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Raikot
Pincode	141103
Area (hectares)	282 hectares
Population	1,159
Male Population	624
Female Population	535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	857
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhalian compares

By the 2011 count Dhalian is the 57th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 282 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 898.

Getting to Dhalian

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

Dhalian lies about 29 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Gungrana, about 14 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 Dhalian
Tehsil headquarters	Raikot	8.9 km
Nearest town	Rāikot	8.9 km
Nearest railway station	Gungrana	14 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	29 km

Villages closest to Dhalian

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 Dhalian

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhalian village had a population of 1,159. That makes it the 57th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Dhalian village has 624 males and 535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhalian has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Dhalian is 141103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhalian covers 282 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhalian falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhalian is Gungrana, about 14 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 Dhalian.

Dhalian is about 29 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhalian is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Raikot is about 8.9 km away. Rāikot is about 8.9 km away. Gungrana is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.