About Gandhwan Village

Gandhwan is a mid sized village in Phagwara tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,454, made up of 758 males and 696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhwan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Kapurthala
Tehsil	Phagwara
Pincode	144401
Area (hectares)	207.69 hectares
Population	1,454
Male Population	758
Female Population	696
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
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 Gandhwan compares

By the 2011 count Gandhwan is the 39th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 207.69 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Gandhwan

Gandhwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gandhwan 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 Gandhwan from other places

Gandhwan lies about 37 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Chiheru, about 3.7 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 Gandhwan
Nearest railway station	Chiheru	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phagwara	4.4 km
Nearest town	Phagwāra	4.4 km
District headquarters	Kapurthala	37 km

Villages closest to Gandhwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhwan village had a population of 1,454. That makes it the 39th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Gandhwan village has 758 males and 696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhwan has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Gandhwan is 144401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhwan covers 207.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gandhwan falls under Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gandhwan is Chiheru, about 3.7 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 Gandhwan.

Gandhwan is about 37 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhwan is in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district. Chiheru is about 3.7 km away. Phagwara is about 4.4 km away. Phagwāra is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.