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About Gill Village

Gill is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 318 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gill Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gill village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144202
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 626
Male Population 318
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
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 Gill compares

By the 2011 count Gill is the 169th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Gill

Gill is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gill 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 Gill from other places

Gill lies about 47 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Qadian, about 13 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 Gill
Nearest railway station Qadian 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 19 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 47 km

Villages closest to Gill

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dasua 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 Gill

As per the Census of India 2011, Gill village had a population of 626. That makes it the 169th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Gill village has 318 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gill has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Gill is 144202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gill covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gill falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gill is Qadian, about 13 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 Gill.

Gill is about 47 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gill is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Qadian is about 13 km away. Dasua is about 19 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangarh (2.2 km), Bhattida Pind (6.1 km) and Rampur 639 (6.6 km).

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

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