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About Gandhowal Village

Gandhowal is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 144 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 555 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 146109
Area (hectares) 555 hectares
Population 267
Male Population 144
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
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 Gandhowal compares

By the 2011 count Gandhowal is the 297th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 555 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Gandhowal

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

Gandhowal lies about 52 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Musahibpur, about 9.5 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 Gandhowal
Nearest town Mukeriān 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Musahibpur 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 18 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 52 km

Villages closest to Gandhowal

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 Gandhowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhowal village had a population of 267. That makes it the 297th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Gandhowal village has 144 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhowal has about 854 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 Gandhowal is 146109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhowal covers 555 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gandhowal falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gandhowal is Musahibpur, about 9.5 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 Gandhowal.

Gandhowal is about 52 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhowal is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mukeriān is about 8.9 km away. Musahibpur is about 9.5 km away. Dasua is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanghwal (under 2 km), Ajmer (5.6 km) and Kattowal (9.6 km).

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

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