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About Ghalaur Village

Ghalaur is a large village in Jagadhri tehsil, in the district of Yamunanagar, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,354, made up of 1,760 males and 1,594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 890 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 134202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghalaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghalaur village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Yamunanagar
Tehsil Jagadhri
Pincode 134202
Area (hectares) 890 hectares
Population 3,354
Male Population 1,760
Female Population 1,594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghalaur compares

By the 2011 count Ghalaur is the 15th largest of the 281 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,417 residents. Its 890 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Ghalaur

Ghalaur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghalaur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghalaur from other places

Ghalaur lies about 20 km from Yamunanagar, and the nearest railway station is Mustafabad, about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ghalaur
Nearest town Lādwa 11 km
Nearest railway station Mustafabad 11 km
District headquarters Yamunanagar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagadhri 23 km

Villages closest to Ghalaur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jagadhri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ghalaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghalaur village had a population of 3,354. That makes it the 15th largest of the 281 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,417 residents.

Ghalaur village has 1,760 males and 1,594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghalaur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 876.

The pincode recorded for Ghalaur is 134202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghalaur covers 890 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghalaur falls under Jagadhri tehsil of Yamunanagar district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Ghalaur is Mustafabad, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghalaur.

Ghalaur is about 20 km from Yamunanagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghalaur is in Jagadhri tehsil of Yamunanagar district. Lādwa is about 11 km away. Mustafabad is about 11 km away. Yamunanagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sili Khurd (1.7 km), Haran Chhappar (2.1 km) and Sili Kalan (3.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ghalaur today is likely to be higher.

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