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About Ghuduwal Village

Ghuduwal is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 980, made up of 501 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144629, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghuduwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghuduwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144629
Area (hectares) 290 hectares
Population 980
Male Population 501
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghuduwal compares

By the 2011 count Ghuduwal is the 53rd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 290 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Ghuduwal

Ghuduwal 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 Ghuduwal 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 Ghuduwal from other places

Ghuduwal lies about 39 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Kang Khurd, about 2.6 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 Ghuduwal
Nearest railway station Kang Khurd 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 12 km
Nearest town Nakodar 23 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 39 km

Villages closest to Ghuduwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghuduwal village had a population of 980. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Ghuduwal village has 501 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghuduwal has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Ghuduwal is 144629. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghuduwal covers 290 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghuduwal falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghuduwal is Kang Khurd, about 2.6 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 Ghuduwal.

Ghuduwal is about 39 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghuduwal is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Kang Khurd is about 2.6 km away. Shahkot is about 12 km away. Nakodar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phul (under 2 km), Nawanpind Donawala (1.7 km) and Khosa (2.4 km).

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

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