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About Gehlewala Village

Gehlewala is a mid sized village in Talwandi Sabo tehsil, in the district of Bathinda, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,190, made up of 613 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 552.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gehlewala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gehlewala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Bathinda
Tehsil Talwandi Sabo
Pincode 151107
Area (hectares) 552.41 hectares
Population 1,190
Male Population 613
Female Population 577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gehlewala compares

By the 2011 count Gehlewala is the 73rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,778 residents. Its 552.41 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Gehlewala

Gehlewala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gehlewala as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gehlewala from other places

Gehlewala lies about 42 km from Bathinda, and the nearest railway station is Kalanwali, 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 Gehlewala
Nearest railway station Kalanwali 12 km
Nearest town Kālānwāli 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Talwandi Sabo 15 km
District headquarters Bathinda 42 km

Villages closest to Gehlewala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Talwandi Sabo 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 Gehlewala

As per the Census of India 2011, Gehlewala village had a population of 1,190. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,778 residents.

Gehlewala village has 613 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gehlewala has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Gehlewala is 151107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gehlewala covers 552.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gehlewala falls under Talwandi Sabo tehsil of Bathinda district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gehlewala is Kalanwali, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gehlewala.

Gehlewala is about 42 km from Bathinda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gehlewala is in Talwandi Sabo tehsil of Bathinda district. Kalanwali is about 12 km away. Kālānwāli is about 13 km away. Talwandi Sabo is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaureana (1.9 km), Mirziana (2.5 km) and Chak Hira Singhwala Urf Pakka Khurd (3.6 km).

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

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