About Dhota Village

Dhota is a mid sized village in Khadur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,075, made up of 562 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhota village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Tarn Taran
Tehsil	Khadur Sahib
Pincode	143115
Area (hectares)	203 hectares
Population	1,075
Male Population	562
Female Population	513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhota compares

By the 2011 count Dhota is the 60th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 203 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Dhota

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

Dhota lies about 18 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Khadur Sahib, about 6.8 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 Dhota
Nearest railway station	Khadur Sahib	6.8 km
Nearest town	Jandiāla Gurū	13 km
District headquarters	Tarn Taran	18 km

Villages closest to Dhota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhota village had a population of 1,075. That makes it the 60th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Dhota village has 562 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhota has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Dhota is 143115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhota covers 203 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhota falls under Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhota is Khadur Sahib, about 6.8 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 Dhota.

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

Dhota is in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Khadur Sahib is about 6.8 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 13 km away. Tarn Taran is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.