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About Dhumniwala Village

Dhumniwala is a small village in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 228 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhumniwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhumniwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Patti
Pincode 143416
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 450
Male Population 228
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhumniwala compares

By the 2011 count Dhumniwala is the 159th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Dhumniwala

Dhumniwala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhumniwala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dhumniwala from other places

Dhumniwala lies about 34 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Boparai, about 9.5 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 Dhumniwala
Nearest railway station Boparai 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Patti 14 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 34 km

Villages closest to Dhumniwala

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 Dhumniwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhumniwala village had a population of 450. That makes it the 159th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Dhumniwala village has 228 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhumniwala has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 894.

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

Dhumniwala covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhumniwala is Boparai, about 9.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhumniwala.

Dhumniwala is about 34 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhumniwala is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Boparai is about 9.5 km away. Patti is about 14 km away. Tarn Taran is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhura Hithar (under 2 km), Gadhaike (under 2 km) and Bhanike (1.7 km).

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

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