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About Ghamiala Village

Ghamiala is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 798, made up of 424 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghamiala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghamiala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146102
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 798
Male Population 424
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghamiala compares

By the 2011 count Ghamiala is the 153rd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Ghamiala

The census records public bus service for Ghamiala 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghamiala from other places

Ghamiala lies about 23 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 6.4 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 Ghamiala
Nearest railway station Mahngarwal Doaba 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 20 km
Nearest town Banga 22 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 23 km

Villages closest to Ghamiala

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 Ghamiala

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghamiala village had a population of 798. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Ghamiala village has 424 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghamiala has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Ghamiala is 146102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghamiala covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghamiala falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghamiala is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 6.4 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 <5 km distance for Ghamiala.

Ghamiala is about 23 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghamiala is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 6.4 km away. Garhshankar is about 20 km away. Banga 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 Kaindowal (under 2 km), Kaharpur (under 2 km) and Chandeli (1.7 km).

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

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