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About Khanian Village

Khanian is a small village in Gurdaspur tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 28 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Gurdaspur
Pincode 143517
Area (hectares) 131 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 28
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanian compares

By the 2011 count Khanian is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Khanian

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

Khanian lies about 25 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ghaunspur, about 6.5 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 Khanian
Nearest railway station Ghaunspur 6.5 km
Nearest town Dasūya 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurdaspur 25 km

Villages closest to Khanian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanian village had a population of 54. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Khanian village has 28 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanian has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Khanian is 143517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanian covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khanian falls under Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Khanian is Ghaunspur, about 6.5 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 Khanian.

Khanian is about 25 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanian is in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Ghaunspur is about 6.5 km away. Dasūya is about 9.4 km away. Gurdaspur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharian (under 2 km), Abha (under 2 km) and Mitha (under 2 km).

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

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