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About Ghalian Village

Ghalian is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 138 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghalian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghalian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 292
Male Population 138
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,116
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghalian compares

By the 2011 count Ghalian is the 256th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 Ghalian

The census records public bus service for Ghalian as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ghalian from other places

Ghalian lies about 56 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mukerian, about 3.9 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 Ghalian
Nearest railway station Mukerian 3.9 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 4.3 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 56 km

Villages closest to Ghalian

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 Ghalian

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghalian village had a population of 292. That makes it the 256th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Ghalian village has 138 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghalian has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

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

Ghalian covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghalian falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghalian is Mukerian, about 3.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghalian.

Ghalian is about 56 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghalian is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mukerian is about 3.9 km away. Mukeriān is about 4.3 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Golra (under 2 km), Abdullapur (under 2 km) and Porika (under 2 km).

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

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