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About Gunowal Village

Gunowal is a mid sized village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,640, made up of 875 males and 765 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gunowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143115
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 1,640
Male Population 875
Female Population 765
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gunowal compares

By the 2011 count Gunowal is the 61st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Gunowal

Gunowal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gunowal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gunowal from other places

Gunowal lies about 18 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Jandiala, about 3.3 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 Gunowal
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Jandiala 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 18 km
District headquarters Amritsar 18 km

Villages closest to Gunowal

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 Gunowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunowal village had a population of 1,640. That makes it the 61st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Gunowal village has 875 males and 765 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunowal has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Gunowal is 143115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gunowal covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gunowal is Jandiala, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Gunowal is about 18 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunowal is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Jandiāla Gurū is about 2.2 km away. Jandiala is about 3.3 km away. Amritsar I is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taragarh (1.6 km), Dhirekot (2.1 km) and Jandiala (2.2 km).

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

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