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About Garhi Sheru Village

Garhi Sheru is a small village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 85 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhi Sheru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhi Sheru village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141007
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 85
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhi Sheru compares

By the 2011 count Garhi Sheru is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Garhi Sheru

Garhi Sheru is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garhi Sheru as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Garhi Sheru from other places

Garhi Sheru lies about 17 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 13 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 Garhi Sheru
Nearest railway station Rahon 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 17 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 17 km

Villages closest to Garhi Sheru

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 Garhi Sheru

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhi Sheru village had a population of 155. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Garhi Sheru village has 85 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhi Sheru has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Garhi Sheru is 141007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhi Sheru covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garhi Sheru falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Garhi Sheru is Rahon, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garhi Sheru.

Garhi Sheru is about 17 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhi Sheru is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Rahon is about 13 km away. Ludhiana East is about 17 km away. Ludhiana is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garhi Fazil (under 2 km), Togar (under 2 km) and Mattewara (1.6 km).

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

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