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About Ghurianan Village

Ghurianan is a large village in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,885, made up of 1,517 males and 1,368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1233 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghurianan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurianan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Fazilka
Pincode 152124
Area (hectares) 1233 hectares
Population 2,885
Male Population 1,517
Female Population 1,368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghurianan compares

By the 2011 count Ghurianan is the 38th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 1233 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 Ghurianan

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

Ghurianan lies about 77 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Burj Mohar, 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 Ghurianan
Nearest railway station Burj Mohar 14 km
Nearest town Abohar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Fazilka 26 km
District headquarters Firozpur 77 km

Villages closest to Ghurianan

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.

Common questions about Ghurianan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurianan village had a population of 2,885. That makes it the 38th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Ghurianan village has 1,517 males and 1,368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurianan has about 902 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 Ghurianan is 152124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghurianan covers 1233 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghurianan falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghurianan is Burj Mohar, 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 Ghurianan.

Ghurianan is about 77 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurianan is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Burj Mohar is about 14 km away. Abohar is about 18 km away. Fazilka is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Burj Hanumangarh (2.9 km), Koharianwali (3.4 km) and Muradwala Dalsingh (3.5 km).

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

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