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About Dehni Village

Dehni is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,073, made up of 547 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dehni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehni village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140112
Area (hectares) 220.98 hectares
Population 1,073
Male Population 547
Female Population 526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dehni compares

By the 2011 count Dehni is the 62nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 220.98 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dehni

Dehni is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dehni as Available within village. 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 Dehni from other places

Dehni lies about 28 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 6.4 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 Dehni
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 12 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 28 km
Nearest town Ropar 28 km

Villages closest to Dehni

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 Dehni

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehni village had a population of 1,073. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Dehni village has 547 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehni has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Dehni is 140112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dehni covers 220.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dehni is Kiratpur Sahib, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Dehni is about 28 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehni is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 6.4 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 12 km away. Rupnagar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nard (under 2 km), Boothgarh (2.0 km) and Garh Bagga (2.0 km).

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

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