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About Ghanga Khurd Village

Ghanga Khurd is a mid sized village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,333, made up of 713 males and 620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 711.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanga Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanga Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 152024
Area (hectares) 711.68 hectares
Population 1,333
Male Population 713
Female Population 620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghanga Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Ghanga Khurd is the 72nd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 711.68 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Ghanga Khurd

Ghanga Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghanga Khurd 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghanga Khurd from other places

Ghanga Khurd lies about 49 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jalalabad, about 7.8 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 Ghanga Khurd
Nearest railway station Jalalabad 7.8 km
Nearest town Jalālābād 8.7 km
District headquarters Firozpur 49 km

Villages closest to Ghanga Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalalabad 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 Ghanga Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanga Khurd village had a population of 1,333. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Ghanga Khurd village has 713 males and 620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanga Khurd has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Ghanga Khurd is 152024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanga Khurd covers 711.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghanga Khurd falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghanga Khurd is Jalalabad, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghanga Khurd.

Ghanga Khurd is about 49 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanga Khurd is in Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district. Jalalabad is about 7.8 km away. Jalālābād is about 8.7 km away. Firozpur is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghanga Kalan (1.6 km), Chak Saidoke (2.2 km) and Jandwala (4.7 km).

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

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