About Gakhal Village

Gakhal is a large village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,201, made up of 1,133 males and 1,068 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gakhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gakhal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Jalandhar II
Pincode	144002
Area (hectares)	186 hectares
Population	2,201
Male Population	1,133
Female Population	1,068
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
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 Gakhal compares

By the 2011 count Gakhal is the 18th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Gakhal

Gakhal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gakhal 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. The nearest villages by name are Fazalpur, Fazilpur, Firoz and Gadaipur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gakhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gakhal village had a population of 2,201. That makes it the 18th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Gakhal village has 1,133 males and 1,068 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gakhal has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Gakhal is 144002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gakhal covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gakhal falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The census record for Gakhal notes the nearest railway station 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 Gakhal.

Gakhal is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.