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About Gaunspur Village

Gaunspur is a mid sized village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 743, made up of 395 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141008, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaunspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaunspur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 141008
Area (hectares) 310 hectares
Population 743
Male Population 395
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaunspur compares

By the 2011 count Gaunspur is the 92nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 310 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Gaunspur

Gaunspur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaunspur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaunspur from other places

Gaunspur lies about 16 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Bhanohad Punjab, about 9.9 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 Gaunspur
Nearest railway station Bhanohad Punjab 9.9 km
Nearest town Phillaur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 16 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 16 km

Villages closest to Gaunspur

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 Gaunspur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaunspur village had a population of 743. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Gaunspur village has 395 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaunspur has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Gaunspur is 141008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaunspur covers 310 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gaunspur is Bhanohad Punjab, about 9.9 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 <5 km distance for Gaunspur.

Gaunspur 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.

Gaunspur is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Bhanohad Punjab is about 9.9 km away. Phillaur is about 13 km away. Ludhiana West 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 Salempur (under 2 km), Hambran (1.8 km) and Burj Lambra (2.0 km).

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

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