About Gorsian Village

Gorsian is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 868, made up of 414 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorsian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorsian village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Dasua
Pincode	144205
Area (hectares)	229 hectares
Population	868
Male Population	414
Female Population	454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,097
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gorsian compares

By the 2011 count Gorsian is the 114th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Gorsian

Gorsian is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gorsian as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gorsian from other places

Gorsian lies about 40 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khuda Kurala, about 6.9 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 Gorsian
Nearest railway station	Khuda Kurala	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dasua	9.1 km
Nearest town	Dasūya	9.1 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	40 km

Villages closest to Gorsian

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.

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Common questions about Gorsian

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorsian village had a population of 868. That makes it the 114th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Gorsian village has 414 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorsian has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Gorsian is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorsian covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorsian falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gorsian is Khuda Kurala, about 6.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gorsian.

Gorsian is about 40 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorsian is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Khuda Kurala is about 6.9 km away. Dasua is about 9.1 km away. Dasūya is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.