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About Dina Village

Dina is a large village in Nihal Singhwala tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,029, made up of 2,172 males and 1,857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dina village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Moga
Tehsil Nihal Singhwala
Pincode 142046
Area (hectares) 1212 hectares
Population 4,029
Male Population 2,172
Female Population 1,857
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dina compares

By the 2011 count Dina is the 17th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents. Its 1212 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Dina

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

Dina lies about 33 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Jethuke, about 27 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 Dina
Tehsil headquarters Nihal Singhwala 8.1 km
Nearest town Bagha Purana 23 km
Nearest railway station Jethuke 27 km
District headquarters Moga 33 km

Villages closest to Dina

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nihal Singhwala 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 Dina

As per the Census of India 2011, Dina village had a population of 4,029. That makes it the 17th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents.

Dina village has 2,172 males and 1,857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dina has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Dina is 142046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dina covers 1212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dina falls under Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dina is Jethuke, about 27 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 Dina.

Dina is about 33 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dina is in Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district. Nihal Singhwala is about 8.1 km away. Bagha Purana is about 23 km away. Jethuke is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Burj Hamira (1.8 km), Gajiana (3.0 km) and Kishangarh (4.3 km).

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

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