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About Dheru Village

Dheru is a small village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 107 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dheru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dheru village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140123
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 107
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dheru compares

By the 2011 count Dheru is the 169th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dheru

Dheru is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dheru 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dehni, Dhabur, Dhamana and Dhanera. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dheru

As per the Census of India 2011, Dheru village had a population of 199. That makes it the 169th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Dheru village has 107 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dheru has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Dheru is 140123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dheru covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dheru falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Dheru notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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 Dheru.

Dheru is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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