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About Granthgarh Village

Granthgarh is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 769, made up of 404 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Granthgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Granthgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 769
Male Population 404
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Granthgarh compares

By the 2011 count Granthgarh is the 231st largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Granthgarh

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

Granthgarh lies about 27 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, about 2.2 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 Granthgarh
Nearest railway station Vadala Granthin 2.2 km
Nearest town Qadian 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 9.4 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 27 km

Villages closest to Granthgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Granthgarh village had a population of 769. That makes it the 231st largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Granthgarh village has 404 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Granthgarh has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Granthgarh is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Granthgarh covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Granthgarh falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Granthgarh is Vadala Granthin, about 2.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Granthgarh.

Granthgarh is about 27 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Granthgarh is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Vadala Granthin is about 2.2 km away. Qadian is about 7.1 km away. Batala is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Awan (under 2 km), Dhaliwal (under 2 km) and Dhariwal (under 2 km).

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

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