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About Gholia Kalan Village

Gholia Kalan is one of the larger villages in Bagha Purana tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,140, made up of 3,821 males and 3,319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2058 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gholia Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gholia Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Moga
Tehsil Bagha Purana
Pincode 142038
Area (hectares) 2058 hectares
Population 7,140
Male Population 3,821
Female Population 3,319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gholia Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Gholia Kalan is the 6th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents. Its 2058 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 892.

Getting to Gholia Kalan

Gholia Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gholia Kalan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gholia Kalan from other places

Gholia Kalan lies about 16 km from Moga. 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 Gholia Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Bagha Purana 7.9 km
District headquarters Moga 16 km

Villages closest to Gholia Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagha Purana 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 Gholia Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gholia Kalan village had a population of 7,140. That makes it the 6th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents.

Gholia Kalan village has 3,821 males and 3,319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gholia Kalan has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Gholia Kalan is 142038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gholia Kalan covers 2058 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gholia Kalan falls under Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The census record for Gholia Kalan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gholia Kalan.

Gholia Kalan is about 16 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gholia Kalan is in Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district. Bagha Purana is about 7.9 km away. Moga is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phulewala (3.7 km), Nathuke (4.0 km) and Kaleke (4.1 km).

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

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