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About Dassuwal Village

Dassuwal is a large village in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,170, made up of 1,131 males and 1,039 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 593 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dassuwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dassuwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Patti
Pincode 143416
Area (hectares) 593 hectares
Population 2,170
Male Population 1,131
Female Population 1,039
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dassuwal compares

By the 2011 count Dassuwal is the 49th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 593 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Dassuwal

Dassuwal 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 Dassuwal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dassuwal from other places

Dassuwal lies about 37 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Valtoha, about under 2 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 Dassuwal
Nearest railway station Valtoha under 2 km
Nearest town Bhikkiwind Uttār 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Patti 20 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 37 km

Villages closest to Dassuwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dassuwal village had a population of 2,170. That makes it the 49th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Dassuwal village has 1,131 males and 1,039 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dassuwal has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Dassuwal is 143416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dassuwal covers 593 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dassuwal falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dassuwal is Valtoha, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dassuwal.

Dassuwal is about 37 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dassuwal is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Valtoha is about under 2 km away. Bhikkiwind Uttār is about 17 km away. Patti is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahadhar Nagar (under 2 km), Ram Khara (1.7 km) and Warnala (3.4 km).

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

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