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About Ghukharwal Village

Ghukharwal is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 134 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghukharwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghukharwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146102
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 279
Male Population 134
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghukharwal compares

By the 2011 count Ghukharwal is the 251st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Ghukharwal

Ghukharwal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ghukharwal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ghukharwal from other places

Ghukharwal lies about 60 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ladhowal, about 9.7 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 Ghukharwal
Nearest railway station Ladhowal 9.7 km
Nearest town Phillaur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 34 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 60 km

Villages closest to Ghukharwal

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 Ghukharwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghukharwal village had a population of 279. That makes it the 251st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Ghukharwal village has 134 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghukharwal has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

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

Ghukharwal covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghukharwal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghukharwal is Ladhowal, about 9.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghukharwal.

Ghukharwal is about 60 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghukharwal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Ladhowal is about 9.7 km away. Phillaur is about 10 km away. Garhshankar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lasara (5.2 km), Mukho Mazara (7.7 km) and Maujo Mazara (11 km).

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

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