About Gondwal Village

Gondwal is a large village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,382, made up of 1,243 males and 1,139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 439 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gondwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gondwal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Raikot
Pincode	141109
Area (hectares)	439 hectares
Population	2,382
Male Population	1,243
Female Population	1,139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gondwal compares

By the 2011 count Gondwal is the 25th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 439 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 Gondwal

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

Gondwal lies about 36 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chaukiman, about 17 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 Gondwal
Tehsil headquarters	Raikot	1.8 km
Nearest town	Rāikot	1.8 km
Nearest railway station	Chaukiman	17 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	36 km

Villages closest to Gondwal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raikot 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.

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Common questions about Gondwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gondwal village had a population of 2,382. That makes it the 25th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Gondwal village has 1,243 males and 1,139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gondwal has about 916 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 Gondwal is 141109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gondwal covers 439 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gondwal falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gondwal is Chaukiman, about 17 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 Gondwal.

Gondwal is about 36 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gondwal is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Raikot is about 1.8 km away. Rāikot is about 1.8 km away. Chaukiman is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.