About Ghaniawal Village

Ghaniawal is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,259, made up of 652 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 465 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaniawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaniawal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Nabha
Pincode	147202
Area (hectares)	465 hectares
Population	1,259
Male Population	652
Female Population	607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghaniawal compares

By the 2011 count Ghaniawal is the 56th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 465 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Ghaniawal

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

Ghaniawal lies about 31 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kakrala, about 14 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 Ghaniawal
Tehsil headquarters	Nabha	13 km
Nearest town	Nābha	13 km
Nearest railway station	Kakrala	14 km
District headquarters	Patiala	31 km

Villages closest to Ghaniawal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nabha 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.

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Common questions about Ghaniawal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaniawal village had a population of 1,259. That makes it the 56th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Ghaniawal village has 652 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaniawal has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Ghaniawal is 147202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaniawal covers 465 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghaniawal falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghaniawal is Kakrala, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghaniawal.

Ghaniawal is about 31 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaniawal is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Nabha is about 13 km away. Nābha is about 13 km away. Kakrala is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.