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About Ghanshampur Village

Ghanshampur is a mid sized village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,451, made up of 768 males and 683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanshampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanshampur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143116
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 1,451
Male Population 768
Female Population 683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghanshampur compares

By the 2011 count Ghanshampur is the 76th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Ghanshampur

Ghanshampur 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 Ghanshampur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghanshampur from other places

Ghanshampur lies about 30 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Tangra, about 12 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 Ghanshampur
Nearest railway station Tangra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 14 km
Nearest town Batāla 16 km
District headquarters Amritsar 30 km

Villages closest to Ghanshampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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 Ghanshampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanshampur village had a population of 1,451. That makes it the 76th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Ghanshampur village has 768 males and 683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanshampur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Ghanshampur is 143116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanshampur covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghanshampur falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghanshampur is Tangra, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghanshampur.

Ghanshampur is about 30 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanshampur is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Tangra is about 12 km away. Baba Bakala is about 14 km away. Batāla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tanel (1.7 km), Dharmu Chak (2.0 km) and Jalal (2.1 km).

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

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