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About Gharkhanna Village

Gharkhanna is a mid sized village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,408, made up of 730 males and 678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharkhanna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharkhanna village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141114
Area (hectares) 340 hectares
Population 1,408
Male Population 730
Female Population 678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharkhanna compares

By the 2011 count Gharkhanna is the 42nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 340 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 908.

Getting to Gharkhanna

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

Gharkhanna lies about 38 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 Gharkhanna
Tehsil headquarters Samrala 4.9 km
Nearest town Khanna 11 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 38 km

Villages closest to Gharkhanna

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.

Common questions about Gharkhanna

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharkhanna village had a population of 1,408. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Gharkhanna village has 730 males and 678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharkhanna has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Gharkhanna is 141114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharkhanna covers 340 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gharkhanna falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The census record for Gharkhanna notes the nearest railway station 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 Gharkhanna.

Gharkhanna is about 38 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharkhanna is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Samrala is about 4.9 km away. Khanna is about 11 km away. Ludhiana is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhangal (under 2 km), Ghungrali (1.8 km) and Boundal (1.9 km).

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

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