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About Dabwali Dhab Village

Dabwali Dhab is a large village in Malout tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,110, made up of 1,120 males and 990 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 930 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dabwali Dhab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dabwali Dhab village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Muktsar
Tehsil Malout
Pincode 152115
Area (hectares) 930 hectares
Population 2,110
Male Population 1,120
Female Population 990
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dabwali Dhab compares

By the 2011 count Dabwali Dhab is the 62nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents. Its 930 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 901.

Getting to Dabwali Dhab

Dabwali Dhab 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 Dabwali Dhab 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 Dabwali Dhab from other places

Dabwali Dhab lies about 36 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Qabarwala, about 1.8 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 Dabwali Dhab
Nearest railway station Qabarwala 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Malout 8.3 km
District headquarters Muktsar 36 km

Villages closest to Dabwali Dhab

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malout 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 Dabwali Dhab

As per the Census of India 2011, Dabwali Dhab village had a population of 2,110. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents.

Dabwali Dhab village has 1,120 males and 990 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dabwali Dhab has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Dabwali Dhab is 152115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dabwali Dhab covers 930 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dabwali Dhab falls under Malout tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dabwali Dhab is Qabarwala, about 1.8 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 Dabwali Dhab.

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

Dabwali Dhab is in Malout tehsil of Muktsar district. Qabarwala is about 1.8 km away. Malout is about 8.3 km away. Muktsar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dabwali Pahurianwali (under 2 km), Gurusar Jodha (3.0 km) and Shamkot (3.3 km).

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

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