About Gharkian Village

Gharkian is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 594, made up of 310 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharkian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharkian village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143602
Area (hectares)	195 hectares
Population	594
Male Population	310
Female Population	284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gharkian compares

By the 2011 count Gharkian is the 271st largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 910.

Getting to Gharkian

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

Gharkian lies about 46 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Hardorawal, about 2.4 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 Gharkian
Nearest railway station	Hardorawal	2.4 km
Nearest town	Ajnāla	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	26 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	46 km

Villages closest to Gharkian

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.

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Common questions about Gharkian

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharkian village had a population of 594. That makes it the 271st largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Gharkian village has 310 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharkian has about 916 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 Gharkian is 143602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharkian covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gharkian falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gharkian is Hardorawal, about 2.4 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 Gharkian.

Gharkian is about 46 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharkian is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Hardorawal is about 2.4 km away. Ajnāla is about 18 km away. Batala is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.