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About Ghagon Guru Village

Ghagon Guru is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 501, made up of 255 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghagon Guru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghagon Guru village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144527
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 501
Male Population 255
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 Ghagon Guru compares

By the 2011 count Ghagon Guru is the 211th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Ghagon Guru

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

Ghagon Guru lies about 44 km from Hoshiarpur. 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 Ghagon Guru
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 3.3 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 10 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 44 km

Villages closest to Ghagon Guru

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 Ghagon Guru

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghagon Guru village had a population of 501. That makes it the 211th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Ghagon Guru village has 255 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghagon Guru has about 965 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 961.

The pincode recorded for Ghagon Guru is 144527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghagon Guru covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghagon Guru falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Ghagon Guru notes the nearest railway station 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 Ghagon Guru.

Ghagon Guru is about 44 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghagon Guru is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garhshankar is about 3.3 km away. Nawanshahr is about 10 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phagon (under 2 km), Dalewal (under 2 km) and Kulewal (under 2 km).

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

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