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About Gharinda Village

Gharinda is a large village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,169, made up of 1,152 males and 1,017 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 487 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharinda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharinda village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar II
Pincode 143107
Area (hectares) 487 hectares
Population 2,169
Male Population 1,152
Female Population 1,017
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharinda compares

By the 2011 count Gharinda is the 37th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 487 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Gharinda

Gharinda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gharinda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gharinda from other places

Gharinda lies about 20 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Gurusar Sutlani, about 2.2 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 Gharinda
Nearest railway station Gurusar Sutlani 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar II 20 km
District headquarters Amritsar 20 km

Villages closest to Gharinda

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 Gharinda

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharinda village had a population of 2,169. That makes it the 37th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Gharinda village has 1,152 males and 1,017 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharinda has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Gharinda is 143107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharinda covers 487 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gharinda is Gurusar Sutlani, about 2.2 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 village for Gharinda.

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

Gharinda is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Gurusar Sutlani is about 2.2 km away. Amritsar II is about 20 km away. Amritsar 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 Lahorimal (1.7 km), Dhodiwind (1.8 km) and Achint Kot (2.0 km).

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

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