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About Gandhran Village

Gandhran is a large village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,039, made up of 1,026 males and 1,013 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 552 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhran village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144040
Area (hectares) 552 hectares
Population 2,039
Male Population 1,026
Female Population 1,013
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gandhran compares

By the 2011 count Gandhran is the 22nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 552 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Gandhran

Gandhran 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 Gandhran as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gandhran from other places

Gandhran lies about 28 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Gahandran, 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 Gandhran
Nearest railway station Gahandran under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 4.8 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 28 km

Villages closest to Gandhran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nakodar 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 Gandhran

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhran village had a population of 2,039. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Gandhran village has 1,026 males and 1,013 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhran has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Gandhran is 144040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhran covers 552 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandhran falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gandhran is Gahandran, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gandhran.

Gandhran 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.

Gandhran is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Gahandran is about under 2 km away. Nakodar is about 4.8 km away. Jalandhar 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 Bal Hukmi (under 2 km), Nawan Pind Dakhni (1.6 km) and Ladhran (1.7 km).

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

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