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About Ghagon Roranwali Village

Ghagon Roranwali is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,295, made up of 644 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghagon Roranwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghagon Roranwali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144527
Area (hectares) 174 hectares
Population 1,295
Male Population 644
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghagon Roranwali compares

By the 2011 count Ghagon Roranwali is the 79th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 174 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Ghagon Roranwali

Ghagon Roranwali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghagon Roranwali 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghagon Roranwali from other places

Ghagon Roranwali lies about 45 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 Roranwali
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 4.6 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 12 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 45 km

Villages closest to Ghagon Roranwali

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 Roranwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghagon Roranwali village had a population of 1,295. That makes it the 79th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Ghagon Roranwali village has 644 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghagon Roranwali has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

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

Ghagon Roranwali covers 174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Ghagon Roranwali notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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 Ghagon Roranwali.

Ghagon Roranwali is about 45 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghagon Roranwali is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garhshankar is about 4.6 km away. Nawanshahr is about 12 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhambian (under 2 km), Bora (under 2 km) and Chak Rautan (1.7 km).

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

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