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About Gambhowal Village

Gambhowal is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,152, made up of 566 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gambhowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gambhowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 1,152
Male Population 566
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gambhowal compares

By the 2011 count Gambhowal is the 74th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Gambhowal

The census records public bus service for Gambhowal 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gambhowal from other places

Gambhowal lies about 34 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khuda Kurala, about 1.9 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 Gambhowal
Nearest railway station Khuda Kurala 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 6.7 km
Nearest town Dasūya 6.7 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 34 km

Villages closest to Gambhowal

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 Gambhowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gambhowal village had a population of 1,152. That makes it the 74th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Gambhowal village has 566 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gambhowal has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

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

Gambhowal covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gambhowal falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gambhowal is Khuda Kurala, about 1.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gambhowal.

Gambhowal is about 34 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gambhowal is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Khuda Kurala is about 1.9 km away. Dasua is about 6.7 km away. Dasūya is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khun Khun Khurd (under 2 km), Pawen (under 2 km) and Alar Pind (1.5 km).

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

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