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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
RK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RAJINDER KAUR
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- LGD code
- 40047
- Pincode
- 148107
- Post office
- Handiaya
- Population
- 10,819
- Households
- 2,008
- Literacy rate
- 54.7%
- Sex ratio
- 874 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 4,231
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhaula (55) compares
By population, Dhaula (55) ranks #2 of 50 villages in Tapa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.7%
−1.1% vs mandal average
- Dhaula (55)
- 54.7%
- Tapa mandal
- 55.8%
- Barnala district
- 60.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
874
−13 vs mandal average
- Dhaula (55)
- 874
- Tapa mandal
- 887
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Dhaula (55)
- 5.4
- Tapa mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhaula (55) at a glance
Dhaula (55) is a village of 10,819 people in 2,008 households (Census 2011) in Tapa tehsil, Barnala district, Punjab, the 2nd-largest of 50 villages in Tapa tehsil. Literacy is 55%, 1 points below the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 874 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 148107, served by Handiaya post office; the LGD village code is 40047. The sarpanch is RAJINDER KAUR. The population is estimated at 12,756 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Dhaula (55)
- LGD code
- 40047
- Pincode
- 148107
- Post office
- Handiaya
- Population (Census 2011)
- 10,819
- Population (projected 2026)
- 12,756
- Households
- 2,008
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 874
- Literacy rate
- 54.7%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RAJINDER KAUR
- Block / Mandal
- Tapa
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)