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About Dilwal Village

Dilwal is a large village in Rudauli tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,212, made up of 1,154 males and 1,058 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 225402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dilwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dilwal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Rudauli
Pincode 225402
Area (hectares) 172.82 hectares
Population 2,212
Male Population 1,154
Female Population 1,058
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
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 Dilwal compares

By the 2011 count Dilwal is the 64th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents. Its 172.82 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dilwal

Dilwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dilwal 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 Dilwal from other places

Dilwal lies about 50 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Patranga, about 5.8 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 Dilwal
Nearest railway station Patranga 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Rudauli 11 km
Nearest town Zaidpur 32 km
District headquarters Faizabad 50 km

Villages closest to Dilwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dilwal village had a population of 2,212. That makes it the 64th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents.

Dilwal village has 1,154 males and 1,058 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dilwal has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Dilwal is 225402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dilwal covers 172.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dilwal falls under Rudauli tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dilwal is Patranga, about 5.8 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 Dilwal.

Dilwal is about 50 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dilwal is in Rudauli tehsil of Faizabad district. Patranga is about 5.8 km away. Rudauli is about 11 km away. Zaidpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipur (under 2 km), Holupur (under 2 km) and Bataya (under 2 km).

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

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