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About Garhmal Village

Garhmal is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 269 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143533, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhmal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhmal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143533
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 534
Male Population 269
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhmal compares

By the 2011 count Garhmal is the 212th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Garhmal

Garhmal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garhmal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garhmal from other places

Garhmal lies about 22 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jakolari, about 5.8 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 Garhmal
Nearest railway station Jakolari 5.8 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 14 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 22 km

Villages closest to Garhmal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhmal village had a population of 534. That makes it the 212th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Garhmal village has 269 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhmal has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Garhmal is 143533. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhmal covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garhmal falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Garhmal is Jakolari, about 5.8 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 <5 km distance for Garhmal.

Garhmal is about 22 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhmal is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jakolari is about 5.8 km away. Dīnānagar is about 9.9 km away. Pathankot is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mamial (under 2 km), Nala (under 2 km) and Bagial (under 2 km).

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

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