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About Gahlarian Village

Gahlarian is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 953, made up of 477 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahlarian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahlarian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144211
Area (hectares) 212 hectares
Population 953
Male Population 477
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gahlarian compares

By the 2011 count Gahlarian is the 88th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 995.

Getting to Gahlarian

Gahlarian 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 Gahlarian 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gahlarian from other places

Gahlarian lies about 61 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mukerian, about 12 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 Gahlarian
Nearest railway station Mukerian 12 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 12 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 61 km

Villages closest to Gahlarian

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 Gahlarian

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahlarian village had a population of 953. That makes it the 88th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Gahlarian village has 477 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahlarian has about 998 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Gahlarian is 144211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahlarian covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gahlarian falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gahlarian is Mukerian, about 12 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 village for Gahlarian.

Gahlarian is about 61 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahlarian is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mukerian is about 12 km away. Mukeriān is about 12 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saido (4.3 km), Mauli (5.9 km) and Miani Malahan (5.9 km).

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

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