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About Mirthal Village

Mirthal is a large village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,108, made up of 2,233 males and 1,875 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 610 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mirthal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mirthal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145101
Area (hectares) 610 hectares
Population 4,108
Male Population 2,233
Female Population 1,875
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mirthal compares

By the 2011 count Mirthal 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 610 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Mirthal

Mirthal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mirthal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mirthal from other places

Mirthal lies about 22 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Mirthal, 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 Mirthal
Nearest railway station Mirthal under 2 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 18 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 22 km

Villages closest to Mirthal

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 Mirthal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mirthal village had a population of 4,108. 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.

Mirthal village has 2,233 males and 1,875 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mirthal has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Mirthal is 145101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mirthal covers 610 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mirthal falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mirthal is Mirthal, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mirthal.

Mirthal 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.

Mirthal is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Mirthal is about under 2 km away. Dīnānagar is about 14 km away. Pathankot is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nalunga (under 2 km), Ghandran (1.9 km) and Dhaki Shada (2.4 km).

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

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