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About Gahot Village

Gahot is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 202 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahot village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144212
Area (hectares) 65 hectares
Population 368
Male Population 202
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gahot compares

By the 2011 count Gahot is the 264th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Gahot

Gahot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gahot as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gahot from other places

Gahot lies about 69 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Gurdaspur, 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 Gahot
Nearest railway station Gurdaspur 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 30 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 69 km

Villages closest to Gahot

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 Gahot

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahot village had a population of 368. That makes it the 264th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Gahot village has 202 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahot has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Gahot is 144212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahot covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gahot falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gahot is Gurdaspur, 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 village for Gahot.

Gahot is about 69 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahot is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Gurdaspur is about 4.2 km away. Dasua is about 30 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambuwara (1.8 km), Pandher (3.4 km) and Mokh (3.5 km).

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

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