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About Dhalna Village

Dhalna is a mid sized village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,715, made up of 907 males and 808 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202394, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhalna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhalna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bulandshahr
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 202394
Area (hectares) 388.39 hectares
Population 1,715
Male Population 907
Female Population 808
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhalna compares

By the 2011 count Dhalna is the 93rd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 388.39 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Dhalna

Dhalna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhalna as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhalna from other places

Dhalna lies about 24 km from Bulandshahr. 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 Dhalna
Nearest town Jahāngīrābād 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 9.1 km
District headquarters Bulandshahr 24 km

Villages closest to Dhalna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhalna village had a population of 1,715. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Dhalna village has 907 males and 808 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhalna has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Dhalna is 202394. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhalna covers 388.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhalna falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Dhalna notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Dhalna.

Dhalna is about 24 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhalna is in Shikarpur tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Jahāngīrābād is about 8.2 km away. Shikarpur is about 9.1 km away. Bulandshahr is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surkharu (under 2 km), Rajupura (1.7 km) and Kadrabad (2.2 km).

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

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