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About Dhuman Village

Dhuman is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 702, made up of 371 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhuman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhuman village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 140401
Area (hectares) 233 hectares
Population 702
Male Population 371
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhuman compares

By the 2011 count Dhuman is the 156th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 233 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Dhuman

Dhuman is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhuman 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhuman from other places

Dhuman lies about 33 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Rajpura Junction, about 8.8 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 Dhuman
Nearest railway station Rajpura Junction 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 9.7 km
District headquarters Patiala 33 km

Villages closest to Dhuman

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 Dhuman

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhuman village had a population of 702. That makes it the 156th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Dhuman village has 371 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhuman has about 892 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 Dhuman is 140401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhuman covers 233 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhuman falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhuman is Rajpura Junction, about 8.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhuman.

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

Dhuman is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Rajpura Junction is about 8.8 km away. Rajpura is about 9.7 km away. Patiala is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Urna (under 2 km), Sadhraur (1.7 km) and Kehargarh (2.1 km).

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

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