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About Gehri Village

Gehri is one of the larger villages in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,612, made up of 3,468 males and 3,144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gehri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gehri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143149
Area (hectares) 306 hectares
Population 6,612
Male Population 3,468
Female Population 3,144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gehri compares

By the 2011 count Gehri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 306 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Gehri

Gehri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gehri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gehri from other places

Gehri lies about 24 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Attari, 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 Gehri
Nearest railway station Attari 11 km
Nearest town Bhikkiwind Uttār 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 24 km
District headquarters Amritsar 24 km

Villages closest to Gehri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar I 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 Gehri

As per the Census of India 2011, Gehri village had a population of 6,612. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Gehri village has 3,468 males and 3,144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gehri has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Gehri is 143149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gehri covers 306 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gehri falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gehri is Attari, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gehri.

Gehri is about 24 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gehri is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Attari is about 11 km away. Bhikkiwind Uttār is about 18 km away. Amritsar I is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Khankot Doburjee (11 km), Nangal Pannuwan (22 km) and Chogawan (22 km).

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

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