About Gursian Nihal Village

Gursian Nihal is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 733, made up of 376 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gursian Nihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gursian Nihal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Phillaur
Pincode	144039
Area (hectares)	403 hectares
Population	733
Male Population	376
Female Population	357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gursian Nihal compares

By the 2011 count Gursian Nihal is the 150th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 403 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Gursian Nihal

Gursian Nihal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gursian Nihal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gursian Nihal from other places

Gursian Nihal lies about 33 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Nurmahal, about 6.5 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 Gursian Nihal
Nearest railway station	Nurmahal	6.5 km
Nearest town	Nakodar	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phillaur	20 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	33 km

Villages closest to Gursian Nihal

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.

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Common questions about Gursian Nihal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gursian Nihal village had a population of 733. That makes it the 150th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Gursian Nihal village has 376 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gursian Nihal has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Gursian Nihal is 144039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gursian Nihal covers 403 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gursian Nihal falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gursian Nihal is Nurmahal, about 6.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gursian Nihal.

Gursian Nihal is about 33 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gursian Nihal is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Nurmahal is about 6.5 km away. Nakodar is about 15 km away. Phillaur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.