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About Dhakoran Kalan Village

Dhakoran Kalan is a mid sized village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 966, made up of 524 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140901, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakoran Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakoran Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140901
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 966
Male Population 524
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhakoran Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Dhakoran Kalan is the 58th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Dhakoran Kalan

Dhakoran Kalan 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 Dhakoran Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dhakoran Kalan from other places

Dhakoran Kalan lies about 16 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kurali, about 11 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 Dhakoran Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Kharar 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Kurali 11 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 16 km

Villages closest to Dhakoran Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharar 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 Dhakoran Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakoran Kalan village had a population of 966. That makes it the 58th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Dhakoran Kalan village has 524 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakoran Kalan has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Dhakoran Kalan is 140901. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakoran Kalan covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhakoran Kalan falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhakoran Kalan is Kurali, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhakoran Kalan.

Dhakoran Kalan is about 16 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakoran Kalan is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Kharar is about 8.7 km away. Kurali is about 11 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 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 Phantwan (under 2 km), Bazidpur (under 2 km) and Bahalpur (under 2 km).

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

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