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About Dawarkapur Village

Dawarkapur is a mid sized village in Patran tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 300 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 434 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dawarkapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dawarkapur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Patran
Pincode 147102
Area (hectares) 434 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 300
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dawarkapur compares

By the 2011 count Dawarkapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents. Its 434 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Dawarkapur

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

Dawarkapur lies about 41 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kaithal, about 30 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 Dawarkapur
Nearest town Chīka 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Patran 16 km
Nearest railway station Kaithal 30 km
District headquarters Patiala 41 km

Villages closest to Dawarkapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dawarkapur village had a population of 548. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents.

Dawarkapur village has 300 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dawarkapur has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Dawarkapur is 147102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dawarkapur covers 434 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dawarkapur falls under Patran tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dawarkapur is Kaithal, about 30 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 Dawarkapur.

Dawarkapur is about 41 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dawarkapur is in Patran tehsil of Patiala district. Chīka is about 14 km away. Patran is about 16 km away. Kaithal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur Parta (under 2 km), Badshahpur (2.7 km) and Harchandpura (3.3 km).

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

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