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About Ghorewaha Village

Ghorewaha is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 422 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghorewaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorewaha village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144202
Area (hectares) 212 hectares
Population 860
Male Population 422
Female Population 438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghorewaha compares

By the 2011 count Ghorewaha is the 115th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 Ghorewaha

Ghorewaha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghorewaha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghorewaha from other places

Ghorewaha lies about 22 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Cholang, about 5.6 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 Ghorewaha
Nearest railway station Cholang 5.6 km
Nearest town Urmar 9.5 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 23 km

Villages closest to Ghorewaha

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 Ghorewaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorewaha village had a population of 860. That makes it the 115th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Ghorewaha village has 422 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorewaha has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Ghorewaha is 144202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghorewaha covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghorewaha falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghorewaha is Cholang, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghorewaha.

Ghorewaha is about 22 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghorewaha is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Cholang is about 5.6 km away. Urmar is about 9.5 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babak (under 2 km), Nangal Jamal (under 2 km) and Nangal Farid (under 2 km).

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

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