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About Gaddowal Village

Gaddowal is a mid sized village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 825, made up of 444 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaddowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaddowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141112
Area (hectares) 419 hectares
Population 825
Male Population 444
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gaddowal compares

By the 2011 count Gaddowal is the 110th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 419 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Gaddowal

Gaddowal 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 Gaddowal 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 Gaddowal from other places

Gaddowal lies about 16 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Sanehwal, about 8.4 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 Gaddowal
Nearest town Sānehwāl 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Sanehwal 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 16 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 16 km

Villages closest to Gaddowal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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 Gaddowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaddowal village had a population of 825. That makes it the 110th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Gaddowal village has 444 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaddowal has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Gaddowal is 141112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaddowal covers 419 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaddowal falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gaddowal is Sanehwal, about 8.4 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 Gaddowal.

Gaddowal is about 16 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaddowal is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Sānehwāl is about 7.8 km away. Sanehwal is about 8.4 km away. Ludhiana East is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhowal (under 2 km), Mehlon (under 2 km) and Paharuwal (1.5 km).

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

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