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About Dhakansu Kalan Village

Dhakansu Kalan is a large village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,792, made up of 2,003 males and 1,789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakansu Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakansu Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147001
Area (hectares) 381 hectares
Population 3,792
Male Population 2,003
Female Population 1,789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhakansu Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Dhakansu Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 381 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Dhakansu Kalan

The census records public bus service for Dhakansu Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dhakansu Kalan from other places

Dhakansu Kalan lies about 17 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Dhablan, about 11 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 Dhakansu Kalan
Nearest railway station Dhablan 11 km
Nearest town Nābha 12 km
District headquarters Patiala 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 32 km

Villages closest to Dhakansu Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajpura 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 Dhakansu Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakansu Kalan village had a population of 3,792. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Dhakansu Kalan village has 2,003 males and 1,789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakansu Kalan has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Dhakansu Kalan is 147001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakansu Kalan covers 381 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhakansu Kalan falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhakansu Kalan is Dhablan, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Dhakansu Kalan.

Dhakansu Kalan is about 17 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakansu Kalan is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Dhablan is about 11 km away. Nābha is about 12 km away. Patiala is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharamgarh Dakhli Lohsimbli (8.9 km), Faridpur Gujran (16 km) and Faridpur Jattan (16 km).

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

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