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About Gondpur Village

Gondpur is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,482, made up of 765 males and 717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gondpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gondpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146105
Area (hectares) 293 hectares
Population 1,482
Male Population 765
Female Population 717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gondpur compares

By the 2011 count Gondpur is the 52nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 293 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Gondpur

Gondpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gondpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gondpur from other places

Gondpur lies about 21 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 11 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 Gondpur
Nearest railway station Mahngarwal Doaba 11 km
Nearest town Banga 18 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 22 km

Villages closest to Gondpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garhshankar 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 Gondpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gondpur village had a population of 1,482. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Gondpur village has 765 males and 717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gondpur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Gondpur is 146105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gondpur covers 293 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gondpur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gondpur is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gondpur.

Gondpur is about 21 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gondpur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 11 km away. Banga is about 18 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rakhial (under 2 km), Daduwal (under 2 km) and Chambal Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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