About Ghallu Village

Ghallu is one of the larger villages in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,286, made up of 2,761 males and 2,525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1355 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghallu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghallu village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Firozpur
Tehsil	Fazilka
Pincode	152122
Area (hectares)	1355 hectares
Population	5,286
Male Population	2,761
Female Population	2,525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghallu compares

By the 2011 count Ghallu is the 8th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 1355 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Ghallu

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

Ghallu lies about 88 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghallu, about under 2 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 Ghallu
Nearest railway station	Ghallu	under 2 km
Nearest town	Abohar	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Fazilka	18 km
District headquarters	Firozpur	88 km

Villages closest to Ghallu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghallu village had a population of 5,286. That makes it the 8th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Ghallu village has 2,761 males and 2,525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghallu has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Ghallu is 152122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghallu covers 1355 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghallu falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghallu is Ghallu, about under 2 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 Ghallu.

Ghallu is about 88 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghallu is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Ghallu is about under 2 km away. Abohar is about 15 km away. Fazilka is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.