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About Gharindi Village

Gharindi is a mid sized village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,043, made up of 547 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharindi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharindi village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar II
Pincode 143107
Area (hectares) 315 hectares
Population 1,043
Male Population 547
Female Population 496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gharindi compares

By the 2011 count Gharindi is the 74th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 315 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Gharindi

Gharindi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gharindi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gharindi from other places

Gharindi lies about 17 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Jandiala, about under 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 Gharindi
Nearest railway station Jandiala under 2 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar II 17 km
District headquarters Amritsar 17 km

Villages closest to Gharindi

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 Gharindi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharindi village had a population of 1,043. That makes it the 74th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Gharindi village has 547 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharindi has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

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

Gharindi covers 315 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gharindi is Jandiala, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gharindi.

Gharindi is about 17 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharindi is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Jandiala is about under 2 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 3.9 km away. Amritsar II is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rakh Jhita (7.2 km), Bashambarpura (7.9 km) and Jhita Kalan (9.4 km).

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

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