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About Gandu Khurd Village

Gandu Khurd is a mid sized village in Budhlada tehsil, in the district of Mansa, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,380, made up of 722 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandu Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandu Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Mansa
Tehsil Budhlada
Pincode 151503
Area (hectares) 435 hectares
Population 1,380
Male Population 722
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandu Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Gandu Khurd is the 62nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents. Its 435 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 883.

Getting to Gandu Khurd

Gandu Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gandu Khurd as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gandu Khurd from other places

Gandu Khurd lies about 27 km from Mansa, and the nearest railway station is Datewas, about 13 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 Gandu Khurd
Nearest town Ratia 11 km
Nearest railway station Datewas 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Budhlada 15 km
District headquarters Mansa 27 km

Villages closest to Gandu Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Budhlada 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 Gandu Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandu Khurd village had a population of 1,380. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents.

Gandu Khurd village has 722 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandu Khurd has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Gandu Khurd is 151503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandu Khurd covers 435 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandu Khurd falls under Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gandu Khurd is Datewas, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gandu Khurd.

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

Gandu Khurd is in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district. Ratia is about 11 km away. Datewas is about 13 km away. Budhlada is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gandu Kalan (1.5 km), Lakhiwala (2.1 km) and Talabwala (2.7 km).

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

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