About Gharota Kalan Village

Gharota Kalan is a large village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,717, made up of 2,390 males and 2,327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 612 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143533, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharota Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharota Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Pathankot
Pincode	143533
Area (hectares)	612 hectares
Population	4,717
Male Population	2,390
Female Population	2,327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharota Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Gharota Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 612 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Gharota Kalan

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

Gharota Kalan lies about 21 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Mirthal, about 4.9 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 Gharota Kalan
Nearest railway station	Mirthal	4.9 km
Nearest town	Dīnānagar	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathankot	16 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	21 km

Villages closest to Gharota Kalan

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.

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Common questions about Gharota Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharota Kalan village had a population of 4,717. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Gharota Kalan village has 2,390 males and 2,327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharota Kalan has about 974 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 Gharota Kalan is 143533. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharota Kalan covers 612 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gharota Kalan falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gharota Kalan is Mirthal, about 4.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gharota Kalan.

Gharota Kalan is about 21 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharota Kalan is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Mirthal is about 4.9 km away. Dīnānagar is about 10 km away. Pathankot is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.