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About Giganwal Village

Giganwal is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 619, made up of 310 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Giganwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Giganwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144201
Area (hectares) 120.24 hectares
Population 619
Male Population 310
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Giganwal compares

By the 2011 count Giganwal is the 145th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 120.24 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Giganwal

Giganwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Giganwal 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Giganwal from other places

Giganwal lies about 28 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bhogpur Sirwal, about 3.6 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 Giganwal
Nearest railway station Bhogpur Sirwal 3.6 km
Nearest town Urmar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 28 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 28 km

Villages closest to Giganwal

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.

Common questions about Giganwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Giganwal village had a population of 619. That makes it the 145th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Giganwal village has 310 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Giganwal has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Giganwal is 144201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Giganwal covers 120.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Giganwal is Bhogpur Sirwal, about 3.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Giganwal.

Giganwal is about 28 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Giganwal is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bhogpur Sirwal is about 3.6 km away. Urmar is about 14 km away. Jalandhar II is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sohalpur (under 2 km), Behram Srishta (under 2 km) and Jandir (under 2 km).

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

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