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About Ghalloowal Village

Ghalloowal is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 210 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghalloowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghalloowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 443
Male Population 210
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghalloowal compares

By the 2011 count Ghalloowal is the 218th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Ghalloowal

Ghalloowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghalloowal as Available within 5 - 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghalloowal from other places

Ghalloowal lies about 43 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Urmar, about 13 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 Ghalloowal
Nearest town Urmar 12 km
Nearest railway station Tanda Urmar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 28 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 43 km

Villages closest to Ghalloowal

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 Ghalloowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghalloowal village had a population of 443. That makes it the 218th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Ghalloowal village has 210 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghalloowal has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

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

Ghalloowal covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghalloowal falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghalloowal is Tanda Urmar, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghalloowal.

Ghalloowal is about 43 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghalloowal is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Urmar is about 12 km away. Tanda Urmar is about 13 km away. Mukerian is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Sheru (3.6 km), Gawal Chak Jassu (3.6 km) and Gawal Chak Shangaru (3.6 km).

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

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