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About Gujrat Village

Gujrat is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 74 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143525, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gujrat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gujrat village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143525
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 158
Male Population 74
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,135
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gujrat compares

By the 2011 count Gujrat is the 293rd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Gujrat

Gujrat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gujrat 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gujrat from other places

Gujrat lies about 22 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jakolari, about 4.2 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 Gujrat
Nearest railway station Jakolari 4.2 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 13 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 22 km

Villages closest to Gujrat

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 Gujrat

As per the Census of India 2011, Gujrat village had a population of 158. That makes it the 293rd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Gujrat village has 74 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gujrat has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Gujrat is 143525. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gujrat covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gujrat falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gujrat is Jakolari, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Gujrat.

Gujrat 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.

Gujrat is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jakolari is about 4.2 km away. Dīnānagar is about 9.8 km away. Pathankot 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 Jakrawar (under 2 km), Bagial (under 2 km) and Chashma (under 2 km).

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

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