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About Dhaulran Village

Dhaulran is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 515, made up of 268 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaulran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaulran village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140101
Area (hectares) 222 hectares
Population 515
Male Population 268
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhaulran compares

By the 2011 count Dhaulran is the 101st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Dhaulran

Dhaulran 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 Dhaulran as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhaulran from other places

Dhaulran lies about 18 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 9.7 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 Dhaulran
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Khamanon 9.7 km
Nearest town Morinda 16 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 18 km

Villages closest to Dhaulran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur 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 Dhaulran

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaulran village had a population of 515. That makes it the 101st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Dhaulran village has 268 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaulran has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Dhaulran is 140101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaulran covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhaulran falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhaulran is Khamanon, about 9.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhaulran.

Dhaulran is about 18 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaulran is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 4.5 km away. Khamanon is about 9.7 km away. Morinda is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katlaur (under 2 km), Kandola (1.5 km) and Bassi Gujjran (1.5 km).

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

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