About Gaunthal Village

Gaunthal is a large village in Surankote tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,091, made up of 2,105 males and 1,986 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaunthal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaunthal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Punch
Tehsil	Surankote
Pincode	185121
Area (hectares)	461 hectares
Population	4,091
Male Population	2,105
Female Population	1,986
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaunthal compares

By the 2011 count Gaunthal is the 12th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,576 residents. Its 461 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Gaunthal

Gaunthal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaunthal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Dodi, Dogey, Dundhak and Fazal Abad. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Gaunthal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaunthal village had a population of 4,091. That makes it the 12th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,576 residents.

Gaunthal village has 2,105 males and 1,986 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaunthal has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Gaunthal is 185121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaunthal covers 461 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaunthal falls under Surankote tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Gaunthal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Gaunthal is in Surankote tehsil of Punch district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.