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About Ghulal Village

Ghulal is a large village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,177, made up of 1,159 males and 1,018 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghulal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghulal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141124
Area (hectares) 417 hectares
Population 2,177
Male Population 1,159
Female Population 1,018
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghulal compares

By the 2011 count Ghulal is the 13th 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 417 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Ghulal

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

Ghulal lies about 27 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Lal kalan, about 3.2 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 Ghulal
Nearest railway station Lal kalan 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Samrala 6.2 km
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 11 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 27 km

Villages closest to Ghulal

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 Ghulal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghulal village had a population of 2,177. That makes it the 13th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Ghulal village has 1,159 males and 1,018 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghulal has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Ghulal is 141124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghulal covers 417 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghulal falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghulal is Lal kalan, about 3.2 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 Ghulal.

Ghulal is about 27 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghulal is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Lal kalan is about 3.2 km away. Samrala is about 6.2 km away. Māchhīwāra 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 Nilo Kalan (under 2 km), Rohla (under 2 km) and Bijlipur (under 2 km).

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

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