Dhilwan

Dhilwan
Dhilwan
—  city  —
Dhilwan
Location of Dhilwan
in Punjab and 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(s) Kapurthala
Population 7,980 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Website dhilwan.org

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

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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).

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.

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