About Dhilwan Village

Dhilwan is a mid sized village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,562, made up of 802 males and 760 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhilwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhilwan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Samrala
Pincode	141417
Area (hectares)	260 hectares
Population	1,562
Male Population	802
Female Population	760
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhilwan compares

By the 2011 count Dhilwan is the 31st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Dhilwan

Dhilwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhilwan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhilwan from other places

Dhilwan lies about 36 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Samrala, about 4.8 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 Dhilwan
Nearest railway station	Samrala	4.8 km
Nearest town	Khanna	9.2 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	36 km

Villages closest to Dhilwan

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.

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Common questions about Dhilwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhilwan village had a population of 1,562. That makes it the 31st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Dhilwan village has 802 males and 760 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhilwan has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Dhilwan is 141417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhilwan covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhilwan falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhilwan is Samrala, about 4.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhilwan.

Dhilwan is about 36 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhilwan is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Samrala is about 4.8 km away. Khanna is about 9.2 km away. Ludhiana is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.