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About Gholia Khurd Village

Gholia Khurd is one of the larger villages in Nihal Singhwala tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,406, made up of 2,825 males and 2,581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1665 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gholia Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gholia Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Moga
Tehsil Nihal Singhwala
Pincode 142056
Area (hectares) 1665 hectares
Population 5,406
Male Population 2,825
Female Population 2,581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gholia Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Gholia Khurd is the 13th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents. Its 1665 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 893.

Getting to Gholia Khurd

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

Gholia Khurd lies about 17 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 Khurd
Nearest town Bagha Purana 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihal Singhwala 12 km
District headquarters Moga 17 km

Villages closest to Gholia Khurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gholia Khurd village had a population of 5,406. That makes it the 13th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents.

Gholia Khurd village has 2,825 males and 2,581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gholia Khurd has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Gholia Khurd is 142056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gholia Khurd covers 1665 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gholia Khurd falls under Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The census record for Gholia Khurd notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gholia Khurd.

Gholia Khurd is about 17 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gholia Khurd is in Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district. Bagha Purana is about 10 km away. Nihal Singhwala is about 12 km away. Moga is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Burj Duna (2.0 km), Manuke (4.1 km) and Raoke Kalan (6.3 km).

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

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