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About Gaunsabad Village

Gaunsabad is a mid sized village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,848, made up of 1,012 males and 836 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaunsabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaunsabad village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar II
Pincode 143105
Area (hectares) 181 hectares
Population 1,848
Male Population 1,012
Female Population 836
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
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 Gaunsabad compares

By the 2011 count Gaunsabad is the 43rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Gaunsabad

Gaunsabad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaunsabad 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 Gaunsabad from other places

Gaunsabad lies about 9.0 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Chheharta, about 4.6 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 Gaunsabad
Nearest railway station Chheharta 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar II 9.0 km
District headquarters Amritsar 9.0 km

Villages closest to Gaunsabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaunsabad village had a population of 1,848. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Gaunsabad village has 1,012 males and 836 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaunsabad has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Gaunsabad is 143105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaunsabad covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaunsabad falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gaunsabad is Chheharta, about 4.6 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 Gaunsabad.

Gaunsabad is about 9.0 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaunsabad is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Chheharta is about 4.6 km away. Amritsar II is about 9.0 km away. Amritsar is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaul Kalan (under 2 km), Dhaul Khurd (1.7 km) and Wadala Bhitewadh (2.2 km).

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

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