Dhianpur | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Punjab#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Punjab, India |
Coordinates: | 31.54°N 75.23°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Gurdaspur |
Founder: | Bawa Lal Dayal Bairagi |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Punjabi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 143605 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 01871 |
Registration Plate: | pb-17 |
Dhianpur is a village in Gurdaspur district in the Indian state of Punjab. Located about 20 km from Batala city, it is also known for the ashram of Baba Lal Dayal, a fourteenth century Hindu religious saint of the Punjab.[1]
The 2011 census of India recorded Dhianpur as having a population of 3,564 forming 673 households.[2] [3] The male residents were 1,880 and the female residents were 1,684 in number. The children below the age of 6 numbered 451, of which 231 were males and 220 were females. The number of scheduled caste population was 528, of which 258 were females and 270 were males.[4]
According to the 2011 census, the number of people in Dhianpur who were literate was 2,349, of which 1,038 were females and 1,311 were males. The illiterate population was 1,215, of which 546 were females and 569 were males.[5]
The list of major educational institutions in Dhianpur is given below.