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About Ghunewal Village

Ghunewal is a small village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 231 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghunewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghunewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Jagraon
Pincode 142025
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 231
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghunewal compares

By the 2011 count Ghunewal is the 122nd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Ghunewal

Ghunewal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghunewal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghunewal from other places

Ghunewal lies about 21 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Bilga, about 11 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 Ghunewal
Nearest railway station Bilga 11 km
Nearest town Phillaur 16 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagraon 25 km

Villages closest to Ghunewal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghunewal village had a population of 457. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Ghunewal village has 231 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghunewal has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Ghunewal is 142025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghunewal covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghunewal falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghunewal is Bilga, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghunewal.

Ghunewal is about 21 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghunewal is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Bilga is about 11 km away. Phillaur is about 16 km away. Ludhiana is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghumnewal (under 2 km), Baniawal (under 2 km) and Walipur Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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