Dhilwan

Dhilwan
city
Dhilwan Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 31°31′N 75°21′E / 31.52°N 75.35°E / 31.52; 75.35Coordinates: 31°31′N 75°21′E / 31.52°N 75.35°E / 31.52; 75.35
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Kapurthala
Population (2001)
• Total	7,980
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Website	dhilwan.org

Dhilwan is a town and a nagar panchayat in Kapurthala district in the state of Punjab, India.

Geography

Dhilwan is located at 31°31′N 75°21′E / 31.52°N 75.35°E / 31.52; 75.35 in Punjab.^[1] It has an average elevation of 219 metres (718 feet).

Dhilwan Kalan

Please note Dhilwan and Dhilwan Kalan in Sikh History Books are two different places. Dhilwan Kalan is also written as Dhilwan, or Dhilwan Sodhian sometimes, which cause confusion among readers. Dhilwan Kalan is near Kotkapura in Faridkot District. Other few villages have same names and resemblance same like this, Dhilwan Khurd (District Faridkot), Dhilwan Wala (District Moga), Dhilwan (District Barnala), Dhilwan (District Gurdaspur).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Dhilwan had a population of 7980. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dhilwan has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72% and, female literacy is 63%. In Dhilwan, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

By Air:Dhilwan is located at 65 km far to The nearest airport is Amritsar International airport, (Raja Sansi Airport) By Rail: Dhilwan railway station is located at 3 km far from main city By Road: Dhilwan is well connected to all major towns and cities of the state Bus Route: PRTC - Pepsu Road Transport Corporation provides regular buses to reach inter-city and inter-state regions.

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