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About Gahaur Village

Gahaur is a mid sized village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,566, made up of 817 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahaur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 141102
Area (hectares) 340 hectares
Population 1,566
Male Population 817
Female Population 749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gahaur compares

By the 2011 count Gahaur is the 68th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 340 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Gahaur

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

How far is Gahaur from other places

Gahaur lies about 22 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, 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 Gahaur
Nearest railway station Rahon 10 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 22 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 22 km

Villages closest to Gahaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahaur village had a population of 1,566. That makes it the 68th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Gahaur village has 817 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahaur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Gahaur is 141102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahaur covers 340 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gahaur falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gahaur is Rahon, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gahaur.

Gahaur is about 22 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahaur is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Rahon is about 10 km away. Nawanshahr is about 13 km away. Ludhiana West is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majra Khurd (5.4 km), Bains (13 km) and Bahadarke (19 km).

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

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