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About Dhulewal Village

Dhulewal is a mid sized village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 321 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhulewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhulewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141115
Area (hectares) 246 hectares
Population 592
Male Population 321
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhulewal compares

By the 2011 count Dhulewal is the 112th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 908.

Getting to Dhulewal

Dhulewal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhulewal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dhulewal from other places

Dhulewal lies about 51 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Bassi Pathanam, about 8.0 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 Dhulewal
Nearest town Basi 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Bassi Pathanam 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Samrala 18 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 51 km

Villages closest to Dhulewal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhulewal village had a population of 592. That makes it the 112th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Dhulewal village has 321 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhulewal has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Dhulewal is 141115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhulewal covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhulewal falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhulewal is Bassi Pathanam, about 8.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhulewal.

Dhulewal is about 51 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhulewal is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Basi is about 7.5 km away. Bassi Pathanam is about 8.0 km away. Samrala is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saidpur (2.3 km), Kotla Bhari (5.5 km) and Goslan (7.1 km).

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

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