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About Dhaula Village

Dhaula is a mid sized village in Gidderbaha tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,362, made up of 731 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 611 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaula village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Muktsar
Tehsil Gidderbaha
Pincode 152114
Area (hectares) 611 hectares
Population 1,362
Male Population 731
Female Population 631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhaula compares

By the 2011 count Dhaula is the 44th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents. Its 611 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 899.

Getting to Dhaula

Dhaula is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhaula as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhaula from other places

Dhaula lies about 34 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Daula, about under 2 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 Dhaula
Nearest railway station Daula under 2 km
Nearest town Giddarbāha 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Gidderbaha 34 km
District headquarters Muktsar 34 km

Villages closest to Dhaula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaula village had a population of 1,362. That makes it the 44th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents.

Dhaula village has 731 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaula has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Dhaula is 152114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaula covers 611 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhaula falls under Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhaula is Daula, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhaula.

Dhaula is about 34 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaula is in Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district. Daula is about under 2 km away. Giddarbāha is about 3.3 km away. Gidderbaha is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharu (3.0 km), Husnar (6.2 km) and Kot Bhai (6.6 km).

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

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