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About Gaziwal Village

Gaziwal is a small village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 208 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaziwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaziwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143203
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 388
Male Population 208
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaziwal compares

By the 2011 count Gaziwal is the 139th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Gaziwal

Gaziwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaziwal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gaziwal from other places

Gaziwal lies about 43 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Beas Junction, about 7.7 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 Gaziwal
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Beas Junction 7.7 km
Nearest town Kartārpur 23 km
District headquarters Amritsar 43 km

Villages closest to Gaziwal

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 Gaziwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaziwal village had a population of 388. That makes it the 139th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Gaziwal village has 208 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaziwal has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Gaziwal is 143203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaziwal covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gaziwal is Beas Junction, about 7.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gaziwal.

Gaziwal is about 43 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaziwal is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Baba Bakala is about 6.6 km away. Beas Junction is about 7.7 km away. Kartārpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jodhe (under 2 km), Balsarai (2.3 km) and Jhalari (2.4 km).

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

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