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About Ghandran Village

Ghandran is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 812, made up of 403 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghandran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghandran village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145101
Area (hectares) 210 hectares
Population 812
Male Population 403
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghandran compares

By the 2011 count Ghandran is the 157th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Ghandran

Ghandran 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 Ghandran 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghandran from other places

Ghandran lies about 22 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Mirthal, about 2.4 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 Ghandran
Nearest railway station Mirthal 2.4 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 16 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 22 km

Villages closest to Ghandran

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 Ghandran

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghandran village had a population of 812. That makes it the 157th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Ghandran village has 403 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghandran has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

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

Ghandran covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghandran falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghandran is Mirthal, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghandran.

Ghandran 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.

Ghandran is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Mirthal is about 2.4 km away. Dīnānagar is about 13 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.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaki Shada (under 2 km), Nalunga (under 2 km) and Chak Chimna (1.8 km).

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

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