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About Gidranwali Village

Gidranwali is a large village in Abohar tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,244, made up of 1,705 males and 1,539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1354.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gidranwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidranwali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Abohar
Pincode 152132
Area (hectares) 1354.36 hectares
Population 3,244
Male Population 1,705
Female Population 1,539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidranwali compares

By the 2011 count Gidranwali is the 43rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents. Its 1354.36 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 888.

Getting to Gidranwali

Gidranwali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gidranwali 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gidranwali from other places

Gidranwali lies about 111 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Bakayanwala, about 7.5 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 Gidranwali
Nearest railway station Bakayanwala 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Abohar 20 km
District headquarters Firozpur 111 km

Villages closest to Gidranwali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidranwali village had a population of 3,244. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents.

Gidranwali village has 1,705 males and 1,539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidranwali has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Gidranwali is 152132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gidranwali covers 1354.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gidranwali falls under Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gidranwali is Bakayanwala, about 7.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gidranwali.

Gidranwali is about 111 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidranwali is in Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district. Bakayanwala is about 7.5 km away. Abohar is about 20 km away. Firozpur is about 111 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maujgarh (2.3 km), Jandwala Hanwanta (3.8 km) and Diwan Khera (4.2 km).

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

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