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About Gondian Village

Gondian is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 24, made up of 11 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gondian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gondian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146108
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 24
Male Population 11
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,182
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 Gondian compares

By the 2011 count Gondian is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 Gondian

The census records public bus service for Gondian 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 Gondian from other places

Gondian lies about 22 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Saila Khurd, about 14 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 Gondian
Nearest railway station Saila Khurd 14 km
Nearest town Banga 18 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 24 km

Villages closest to Gondian

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 Gondian

As per the Census of India 2011, Gondian village had a population of 24. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Gondian village has 11 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gondian has about 1182 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Gondian is 146108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gondian covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gondian falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gondian is Saila Khurd, about 14 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 Gondian.

Gondian is about 22 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gondian is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Saila Khurd is about 14 km away. Banga is about 18 km away. Hoshiarpur 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 Rupowal (under 2 km), Mugo Patti (under 2 km) and Mahal (under 2 km).

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

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