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About Gurdaspur Village

Gurdaspur is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 638, made up of 329 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurdaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurdaspur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 638
Male Population 329
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gurdaspur compares

By the 2011 count Gurdaspur is the 160th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 8.7 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 Gurdaspur

Gurdaspur 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 Gurdaspur 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 Gurdaspur from other places

Gurdaspur lies about 62 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Bhangala, about under 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 Gurdaspur
Nearest railway station Bhangala under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 9.2 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 9.2 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 62 km

Villages closest to Gurdaspur

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 Gurdaspur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurdaspur village had a population of 638. That makes it the 160th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Gurdaspur village has 329 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurdaspur 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 Gurdaspur is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurdaspur covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gurdaspur falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gurdaspur is Bhangala, about under 2 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 Gurdaspur.

Gurdaspur is about 62 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurdaspur is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Bhangala is about under 2 km away. Mukerian is about 9.2 km away. Mukeriān is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Har Chand (under 2 km), Jandwal (under 2 km) and Pandori Baghel Singh (under 2 km).

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

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