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About Gohawar Village

Gohawar is a large village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,645, made up of 1,320 males and 1,325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 534 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gohawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gohawar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144409
Area (hectares) 534 hectares
Population 2,645
Male Population 1,320
Female Population 1,325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gohawar compares

By the 2011 count Gohawar is the 30th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 534 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Gohawar

Gohawar 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 Gohawar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gohawar from other places

Gohawar lies about 28 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Mauli Block Hut, about 2.2 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 Gohawar
Nearest railway station Mauli Block Hut 2.2 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 15 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 28 km

Villages closest to Gohawar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gohawar village had a population of 2,645. That makes it the 30th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Gohawar village has 1,320 males and 1,325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gohawar has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Gohawar is 144409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gohawar covers 534 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gohawar falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gohawar is Mauli Block Hut, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gohawar.

Gohawar 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.

Gohawar is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Mauli Block Hut is about 2.2 km away. Phagwāra is about 8.0 km away. Phillaur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chachrari (under 2 km), Mahal (1.5 km) and Paddi Khalsa (2.0 km).

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

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