Skip to main content

About Gaunspur Village

Gaunspur is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 504, made up of 244 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaunspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaunspur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 504
Male Population 244
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gaunspur compares

By the 2011 count Gaunspur is the 200th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Gaunspur

Gaunspur 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 Gaunspur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaunspur from other places

Gaunspur lies about 46 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghaunspur, about under 2 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 Gaunspur
Nearest railway station Ghaunspur under 2 km
Nearest town Dasūya 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 8.3 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 46 km

Villages closest to Gaunspur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mukerian 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 Gaunspur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaunspur village had a population of 504. That makes it the 200th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Gaunspur village has 244 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaunspur has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Gaunspur is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaunspur covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaunspur falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gaunspur is Ghaunspur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gaunspur.

Gaunspur is about 46 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaunspur is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Ghaunspur is about under 2 km away. Dasūya is about 7.4 km away. Mukerian is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanpur (under 2 km), Pind Sahibka (under 2 km) and Langah (1.8 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All