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About Possi Village

Possi is a large village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,008, made up of 2,035 males and 1,973 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 931 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Possi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Possi village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144531
Area (hectares) 931 hectares
Population 4,008
Male Population 2,035
Female Population 1,973
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Possi compares

By the 2011 count Possi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 931 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 Possi

Possi 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 Possi as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Possi from other places

Possi lies about 32 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Saila Khurd, about 3.6 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 Possi
Nearest railway station Saila Khurd 3.6 km
Nearest town Banga 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 11 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 32 km

Villages closest to Possi

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 Possi

As per the Census of India 2011, Possi village had a population of 4,008. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Possi village has 2,035 males and 1,973 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Possi has about 970 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 Possi is 144531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Possi covers 931 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Possi falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Possi is Saila Khurd, about 3.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Possi.

Possi is about 32 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Possi is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Saila Khurd is about 3.6 km away. Banga is about 10 km away. Garhshankar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paddi Sura Singh (2.1 km), Raipur Gujjran (2.2 km) and Saila Kalan (2.4 km).

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

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