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About Ghiala Village

Ghiala is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,633, made up of 844 males and 789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghiala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghiala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145001
Area (hectares) 250 hectares
Population 1,633
Male Population 844
Female Population 789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ghiala compares

By the 2011 count Ghiala is the 55th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 250 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Ghiala

The census records public bus service for Ghiala 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghiala from other places

Ghiala lies about 27 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ghiala, about under 2 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 Ghiala
Nearest railway station Ghiala under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 13 km
Nearest town Pathānkot 13 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 27 km

Villages closest to Ghiala

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 Ghiala

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghiala village had a population of 1,633. That makes it the 55th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Ghiala village has 844 males and 789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghiala has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Ghiala is 145001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghiala covers 250 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghiala falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghiala is Ghiala, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghiala.

Ghiala is about 27 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghiala is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Ghiala is about under 2 km away. Pathankot is about 13 km away. Pathānkot is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Bharain (under 2 km), Ghebe (under 2 km) and Chak Narainian (under 2 km).

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

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