About Ghasitpur Village

Ghasitpur is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 865, made up of 446 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghasitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghasitpur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Mukerian
Pincode	144214
Area (hectares)	111 hectares
Population	865
Male Population	446
Female Population	419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
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 Ghasitpur compares

By the 2011 count Ghasitpur is the 108th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Ghasitpur

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

Ghasitpur lies about 56 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Musahibpur, about 2.0 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 Ghasitpur
Nearest railway station	Musahibpur	2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mukerian	2.6 km
Nearest town	Mukeriān	2.6 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	56 km

Villages closest to Ghasitpur

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 Ghasitpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghasitpur village had a population of 865. That makes it the 108th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Ghasitpur village has 446 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghasitpur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

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

Ghasitpur covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghasitpur falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghasitpur is Musahibpur, about 2.0 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 Ghasitpur.

Ghasitpur 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.

Ghasitpur is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Musahibpur is about 2.0 km away. Mukerian is about 2.6 km away. Mukeriān is about 2.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.