About Ghagwal Village

Ghagwal is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,798, made up of 886 males and 912 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghagwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghagwal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Mukerian
Pincode	144221
Area (hectares)	280 hectares
Population	1,798
Male Population	886
Female Population	912
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
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 Ghagwal compares

By the 2011 count Ghagwal is the 32nd largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Ghagwal

Ghagwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghagwal 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 Ghagwal from other places

Ghagwal lies about 44 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Unchi Bassi, about 8.2 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 Ghagwal
Nearest railway station	Unchi Bassi	8.2 km
Nearest town	Dasūya	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mukerian	11 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	44 km

Villages closest to Ghagwal

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.

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Common questions about Ghagwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghagwal village had a population of 1,798. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Ghagwal village has 886 males and 912 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghagwal has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Ghagwal is 144221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghagwal covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghagwal falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghagwal is Unchi Bassi, about 8.2 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 Ghagwal.

Ghagwal is about 44 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghagwal is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Unchi Bassi is about 8.2 km away. Dasūya is about 11 km away. Mukerian is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.