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]

Dhianpur
village
Dhianpur is located in Punjab
Dhianpur
Dhianpur
Location in Punjab, India
Dhianpur is located in India
Dhianpur
Dhianpur
Dhianpur (India)
Coordinates: 31°32′N 75°14′E / 31.54°N 75.23°E / 31.54; 75.23
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictGurdaspur
Founded byBawa Lal Dayal Bairagi
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
143605
Telephone code01871
Vehicle registrationpb-17

Demography

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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]

Education

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The list of major educational institutions in Dhianpur is given below.

  • Government Senior Secondary School Dhianpur[6][7]
  • Shri Baba Lal Public School[8]

Notable places

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SHRI BABA LAL JI ASHRAM

References

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  1. ^ "Biography of Shri Bawa Lal Ji". Bawalalji.org. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. ^ https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/population-finder
  3. ^ "View Population Details : Dhianpur, Gurdaspur, Punjab". Census of India. Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  4. ^ https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/population-finder
  5. ^ https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/population-finder
  6. ^ https://careerurl.com/schools/gsss-dhianpur-dhainpur-gurdaspur-punjab
  7. ^ https://directory.edugorilla.com/school/gsss-dhianpur-dera-baba-nanak-gurdaspur-fee-structure-syllabus-address-admission-form-contact-number/
  8. ^ https://www.icbse.com/schools/shri-baba-l-p-s-dhianpur-9vln9