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About Garhdiwala Village

Garhdiwala is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 889, made up of 446 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 712 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhdiwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhdiwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144222
Area (hectares) 712 hectares
Population 889
Male Population 446
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Garhdiwala compares

By the 2011 count Garhdiwala is the 111th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 712 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Garhdiwala

Garhdiwala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Garhdiwala 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garhdiwala from other places

Garhdiwala lies about 27 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khuda Kurala, about 10 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 Garhdiwala
Nearest railway station Khuda Kurala 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 13 km
Nearest town Dasūya 13 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 27 km

Villages closest to Garhdiwala

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 Garhdiwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhdiwala village had a population of 889. That makes it the 111th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Garhdiwala village has 446 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhdiwala has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Garhdiwala is 144222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhdiwala covers 712 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garhdiwala falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Garhdiwala is Khuda Kurala, about 10 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 village for Garhdiwala.

Garhdiwala is about 27 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhdiwala is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Khuda Kurala is about 10 km away. Dasua is about 13 km away. Dasūya is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarhala (under 2 km), Jia Sahota Kalan (1.6 km) and Rana (1.8 km).

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

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