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Dhilwan

Dhilwan
city
Dhilwan Location in Punjab, India Show map of Punjab Dhilwan Dhilwan (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 31°31′N 75°21′E / 31.52°N 75.35°E / 31.52; 75.35
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Kapurthala
Government
• Type	Municipal corporation
Population  (2001)
• Total	7,980
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	PB-09
Website	dhilwan.org

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

In1983 Dhilwan Bus massacre15Hindu bus passengers going from Dhilwan to Jalandhar were killed by pro-Khalistan Sikh militants at Dhilwan.^[1][2]

Dhilwan is located at 31°31′N 75°21′E / 31.52°N 75.35°E / 31.52; 75.35 in Punjab.^[3] It has an average elevation of 219 metres (718 feet).

Dhilwan and Dhilwan Kalan in Sikh History Books are two different places. Dhilwan Kalan is also written as Dhilwan, or Dhilwan Sodhian, which causes confusion among readers. Dhilwan Kalan is near KotkapurainFaridkot district. A few other villages have identical or similar names, Dhilwan Khurd (Faridkot district), Dhilwan Wala (Moga district), Dhilwan (Barnala district), Dhilwan (Gurdaspur district).

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[4] Dhilwan had a population of 7980. Males constituted 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.

By Air: Dhilwan is located at 65 km far from 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.