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About Dahrian Village

Dahrian is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,426, made up of 764 males and 662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahrian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahrian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 140702
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 1,426
Male Population 764
Female Population 662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dahrian compares

By the 2011 count Dahrian is the 68th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 9.6 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 Dahrian

Dahrian is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dahrian as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dahrian from other places

Dahrian lies about 30 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Shambhu, 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 Dahrian
Nearest railway station Shambhu under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 11 km
District headquarters Patiala 30 km

Villages closest to Dahrian

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 Dahrian

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahrian village had a population of 1,426. That makes it the 68th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Dahrian village has 764 males and 662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahrian has about 866 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 Dahrian is 140702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahrian covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dahrian falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dahrian is Shambhu, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dahrian.

Dahrian is about 30 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahrian is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Shambhu is about under 2 km away. Rajpura is about 11 km away. Patiala 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 Mahrian (under 2 km), Shambhoo Khurd (under 2 km) and Sarai Mughal (under 2 km).

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

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