About Dhaul Village

Dhaul is a mid sized village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,250, made up of 674 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaul village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Balachaur
Pincode	144521
Area (hectares)	185 hectares
Population	1,250
Male Population	674
Female Population	576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	855
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaul compares

By the 2011 count Dhaul is the 38th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Dhaul

Dhaul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhaul 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 Dhaul from other places

Dhaul lies about 39 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, 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 Dhaul
Nearest railway station	Khamanon	9.7 km
Nearest town	Morinda	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balachaur	20 km
District headquarters	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar	39 km

Villages closest to Dhaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaul village had a population of 1,250. That makes it the 38th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Dhaul village has 674 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaul has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Dhaul is 144521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaul covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhaul falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhaul is Khamanon, about 9.7 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 Dhaul.

Dhaul is about 39 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaul is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Khamanon is about 9.7 km away. Morinda is about 16 km away. Balachaur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.