About Garhi Tarkhana Village

Garhi Tarkhana is a large village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,422, made up of 1,275 males and 1,147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhi Tarkhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhi Tarkhana village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Samrala
Pincode	141115
Area (hectares)	403 hectares
Population	2,422
Male Population	1,275
Female Population	1,147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhi Tarkhana compares

By the 2011 count Garhi Tarkhana is the 10th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 403 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Garhi Tarkhana

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

Garhi Tarkhana lies about 31 km from Ludhiana. 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 Garhi Tarkhana
Nearest town	Māchhīwāra	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Samrala	5.9 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	31 km

Villages closest to Garhi Tarkhana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Samrala 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 Garhi Tarkhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhi Tarkhana village had a population of 2,422. That makes it the 10th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Garhi Tarkhana village has 1,275 males and 1,147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhi Tarkhana has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Garhi Tarkhana is 141115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhi Tarkhana covers 403 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garhi Tarkhana falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The census record for Garhi Tarkhana notes the nearest railway station 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 Garhi Tarkhana.

Garhi Tarkhana is about 31 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhi Tarkhana is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Māchhīwāra is about 3.8 km away. Samrala is about 5.9 km away. Ludhiana is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.