About Ghanian Village

Ghanian is a mid sized village in Jaitu tehsil, in the district of Faridkot, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,991, made up of 1,076 males and 915 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 845 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanian village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Faridkot
Tehsil	Jaitu
Pincode	151205
Area (hectares)	845 hectares
Population	1,991
Male Population	1,076
Female Population	915
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	850
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghanian compares

By the 2011 count Ghanian is the 31st largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,013 residents. Its 845 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 897.

Getting to Ghanian

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

Ghanian lies about 39 km from Faridkot, and the nearest railway station is Chandbhan, about 14 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 Ghanian
Nearest railway station	Chandbhan	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaitu	14 km
Nearest town	Jaito	14 km
District headquarters	Faridkot	39 km

Villages closest to Ghanian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaitu 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.

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Common questions about Ghanian

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanian village had a population of 1,991. That makes it the 31st largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,013 residents.

Ghanian village has 1,076 males and 915 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanian has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Ghanian is 151205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanian covers 845 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghanian falls under Jaitu tehsil of Faridkot district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghanian is Chandbhan, about 14 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 Ghanian.

Ghanian is about 39 km from Faridkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanian is in Jaitu tehsil of Faridkot district. Chandbhan is about 14 km away. Jaitu is about 14 km away. Jaito is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.