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About Dharmkot Village

Dharmkot is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,077, made up of 540 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharmkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmkot village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144518
Area (hectares) 217 hectares
Population 1,077
Male Population 540
Female Population 537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dharmkot compares

By the 2011 count Dharmkot is the 127th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 975.

Getting to Dharmkot

Dharmkot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharmkot as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharmkot from other places

Dharmkot lies about 4.2 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 3.9 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 Dharmkot
Nearest railway station Rahon 3.9 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 5.5 km

Villages closest to Dharmkot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmkot village had a population of 1,077. That makes it the 127th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Dharmkot village has 540 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmkot has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Dharmkot is 144518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmkot covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharmkot falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dharmkot is Rahon, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharmkot.

Dharmkot is about 4.2 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.

Dharmkot is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Rahon is about 3.9 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 4.2 km away. Nawanshahr is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hansron (under 2 km), Hussain Chak (1.7 km) and Kariam (2.5 km).

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

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