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About Gidarpindi Village

Gidarpindi is a large village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,181, made up of 1,143 males and 1,038 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gidarpindi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidarpindi village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144003
Area (hectares) 451 hectares
Population 2,181
Male Population 1,143
Female Population 1,038
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gidarpindi compares

By the 2011 count Gidarpindi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 451 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Gidarpindi

Gidarpindi 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 Gidarpindi as Available within village. 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 Gidarpindi from other places

Gidarpindi lies about 24 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Malsian Shahkot, about 9.8 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 Gidarpindi
Nearest railway station Malsian Shahkot 9.8 km
Nearest town Nakodar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 13 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 24 km

Villages closest to Gidarpindi

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 Gidarpindi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidarpindi village had a population of 2,181. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Gidarpindi village has 1,143 males and 1,038 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidarpindi has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Gidarpindi is 144003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gidarpindi covers 451 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gidarpindi falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gidarpindi is Malsian Shahkot, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gidarpindi.

Gidarpindi is about 24 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidarpindi is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Malsian Shahkot is about 9.8 km away. Nakodar is about 12 km away. Shahkot is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ida (under 2 km), Balnau (under 2 km) and Billi Chao (2.7 km).

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

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