About Ghugg Village

Ghugg is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 295 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghugg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghugg village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Jalandhar II
Pincode	144806
Area (hectares)	155 hectares
Population	572
Male Population	295
Female Population	277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghugg compares

By the 2011 count Ghugg is the 154th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Ghugg

Ghugg is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghugg as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ghugg from other places

Ghugg lies about 20 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Machrowal, about 4.6 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 Ghugg
Nearest railway station	Machrowal	4.6 km
Nearest town	Kartārpur	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jalandhar II	20 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	20 km

Villages closest to Ghugg

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II 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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Ghugg

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghugg village had a population of 572. That makes it the 154th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Ghugg village has 295 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghugg has about 939 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 Ghugg is 144806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghugg covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghugg is Machrowal, about 4.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghugg.

Ghugg is about 20 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghugg is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Machrowal is about 4.6 km away. Kartārpur is about 11 km away. Jalandhar II is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.