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About Gati Harike Village

Gati Harike is a small village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 144 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 681 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gati Harike Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gati Harike village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142044
Area (hectares) 331.84 hectares
Population 242
Male Population 144
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 681
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gati Harike compares

By the 2011 count Gati Harike is the 177th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 331.84 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 Gati Harike

Gati Harike is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gati Harike as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gati Harike from other places

Gati Harike lies about 39 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Makhu, about 6.9 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 Gati Harike
Nearest railway station Makhu 6.9 km
Nearest town Patti 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 21 km
District headquarters Firozpur 39 km

Villages closest to Gati Harike

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Zira 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 Gati Harike

As per the Census of India 2011, Gati Harike village had a population of 242. That makes it the 177th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Gati Harike village has 144 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gati Harike has about 681 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 Gati Harike is 142044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gati Harike covers 331.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gati Harike falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gati Harike is Makhu, about 6.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gati Harike.

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

Gati Harike is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Makhu is about 6.9 km away. Patti is about 16 km away. Zira is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dineke (1.6 km), Ghuram (2.6 km) and Maujgarh (3.2 km).

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

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