About Dhumewal Village

Dhumewal is a small village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 265 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhumewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhumewal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Rupnagar
Tehsil	Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode	140111
Area (hectares)	17 hectares
Population	485
Male Population	265
Female Population	220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	830
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhumewal compares

By the 2011 count Dhumewal is the 105th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 17 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Dhumewal

Dhumewal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhumewal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhumewal from other places

Dhumewal lies about 15 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 16 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 Dhumewal
Tehsil headquarters	Chamkaur Sahib	6.8 km
Nearest town	Bālāchor	14 km
District headquarters	Rupnagar	15 km
Nearest railway station	Khamanon	16 km

Villages closest to Dhumewal

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.

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Common questions about Dhumewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhumewal village had a population of 485. That makes it the 105th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Dhumewal village has 265 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhumewal has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Dhumewal is 140111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhumewal covers 17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhumewal is Khamanon, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Dhumewal is about 15 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhumewal is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 6.8 km away. Bālāchor is about 14 km away. Rupnagar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.