About Ghar Village

Ghar is a mid sized village in Dhar Kalan tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 852, made up of 437 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Dhar Kalan
Pincode	145022
Area (hectares)	400 hectares
Population	852
Male Population	437
Female Population	415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghar compares

By the 2011 count Ghar is the 17th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents. Its 400 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Ghar

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

Ghar lies about 56 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 2.5 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 Ghar
Nearest railway station	Bharmar	2.5 km
Nearest town	Mamun	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhar Kalan	30 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	56 km

Villages closest to Ghar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhar Kalan 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 Ghar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghar village had a population of 852. That makes it the 17th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents.

Ghar village has 437 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghar has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Ghar is 145022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghar covers 400 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghar falls under Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghar is Bharmar, about 2.5 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 Ghar.

Ghar is about 56 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghar is in Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Bharmar is about 2.5 km away. Mamun is about 28 km away. Dhar Kalan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.