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About Dholowal Village

Dholowal is a small village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 17 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140123
Area (hectares) 16 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 17
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dholowal compares

By the 2011 count Dholowal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 16 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dholowal

Dholowal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dholowal 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dholowal from other places

Dholowal lies about 21 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 8.2 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 Dholowal
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 8.2 km
Nearest town Baddi 20 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 22 km

Villages closest to Dholowal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 Dholowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholowal village had a population of 33. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Dholowal village has 17 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholowal has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

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

Dholowal covers 16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dholowal is Bharatgarh, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Dholowal.

Dholowal is about 21 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholowal is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Bharatgarh is about 8.2 km away. Baddi is about 20 km away. Rupnagar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karura (4.2 km), Dhanera (4.2 km) and Jeowal (4.8 km).

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

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