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About Ghudani Kalan Village

Ghudani Kalan is one of the larger villages in Payal tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,295, made up of 2,755 males and 2,540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1517 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghudani Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghudani Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Payal
Pincode 141419
Area (hectares) 1517 hectares
Population 5,295
Male Population 2,755
Female Population 2,540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghudani Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Ghudani Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents. Its 1517 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 912.

Getting to Ghudani Kalan

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

Ghudani Kalan lies about 57 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Kakrala, about 9.3 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 Ghudani Kalan
Nearest railway station Kakrala 9.3 km
Nearest town Nābha 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Payal 30 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 57 km

Villages closest to Ghudani Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Payal 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 Ghudani Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghudani Kalan village had a population of 5,295. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents.

Ghudani Kalan village has 2,755 males and 2,540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghudani Kalan has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Ghudani Kalan is 141419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghudani Kalan covers 1517 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghudani Kalan falls under Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghudani Kalan is Kakrala, about 9.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghudani Kalan.

Ghudani Kalan is about 57 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghudani Kalan is in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district. Kakrala is about 9.3 km away. Nābha is about 9.3 km away. Payal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babarpur (2.5 km), Rajgarh (2.8 km) and Siarh (6.9 km).

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

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