About Dhilwan Village

Dhilwan is a large village in Bagha Purana tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,857, made up of 1,514 males and 1,343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 581 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142057, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhilwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhilwan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Moga
Tehsil	Bagha Purana
Pincode	142057
Area (hectares)	581 hectares
Population	2,857
Male Population	1,514
Female Population	1,343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhilwan compares

By the 2011 count Dhilwan is the 29th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents. Its 581 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

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 10+ 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 Dhilwan from other places

Dhilwan lies about 32 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Gangsar Jaito, 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 Dhilwan
Tehsil headquarters	Bagha Purana	17 km
Nearest railway station	Gangsar Jaito	24 km
District headquarters	Moga	32 km

Villages closest to Dhilwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagha Purana 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 2,857. That makes it the 29th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents.

Dhilwan village has 1,514 males and 1,343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhilwan has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Dhilwan is 142057. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhilwan covers 581 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhilwan falls under Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhilwan is Gangsar Jaito, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhilwan.

Dhilwan is about 32 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhilwan is in Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district. Bagha Purana is about 17 km away. Gangsar Jaito is about 24 km away. Moga is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.