About Gorsian Makhan Village

Gorsian Makhan is a mid sized village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 826, made up of 433 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorsian Makhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorsian Makhan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Jagraon
Pincode	142025
Area (hectares)	326 hectares
Population	826
Male Population	433
Female Population	393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorsian Makhan compares

By the 2011 count Gorsian Makhan is the 99th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 326 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Gorsian Makhan

Gorsian Makhan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorsian Makhan as Available within 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 Gorsian Makhan from other places

Gorsian Makhan lies about 29 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chaukiman, about 10 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 Gorsian Makhan
Nearest railway station	Chaukiman	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jagraon	15 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	29 km

Villages closest to Gorsian Makhan

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.

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Common questions about Gorsian Makhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorsian Makhan village had a population of 826. That makes it the 99th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Gorsian Makhan village has 433 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorsian Makhan has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

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

Gorsian Makhan covers 326 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorsian Makhan falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gorsian Makhan is Chaukiman, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gorsian Makhan.

Gorsian Makhan is about 29 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorsian Makhan is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Chaukiman is about 10 km away. Jagraon is about 15 km away. Ludhiana is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.