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About Ghurala Village

Ghurala is a mid sized village in Payal tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 825, made up of 422 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghurala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Payal
Pincode 142030
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 825
Male Population 422
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghurala compares

By the 2011 count Ghurala is the 83rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Ghurala

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

How far is Ghurala from other places

Ghurala lies about 34 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chawapail, about 7.5 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 Ghurala
Tehsil headquarters Payal 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Chawapail 7.5 km
Nearest town Khanna 11 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 34 km

Villages closest to Ghurala

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 Ghurala

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurala village had a population of 825. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents.

Ghurala village has 422 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurala has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Ghurala is 142030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghurala covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghurala falls under Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghurala is Chawapail, about 7.5 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 village for Ghurala.

Ghurala is about 34 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurala is in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district. Payal is about 5.1 km away. Chawapail is about 7.5 km away. Khanna is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daumajra (1.5 km), Chima (2.0 km) and Devipur Chima (2.0 km).

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

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