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About Ghunder Village

Ghunder is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,009, made up of 532 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghunder Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghunder village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Nabha
Pincode 147201
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 1,009
Male Population 532
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghunder compares

By the 2011 count Ghunder is the 82nd largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Ghunder

Ghunder is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghunder as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ghunder from other places

Ghunder lies about 28 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 17 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 Ghunder
Nearest railway station Mandi Gobindgarh 17 km
Nearest town Gobindgarh 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabha 19 km
District headquarters Patiala 28 km

Villages closest to Ghunder

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.

Common questions about Ghunder

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghunder village had a population of 1,009. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Ghunder village has 532 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghunder has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Ghunder is 147201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghunder covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghunder falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghunder is Mandi Gobindgarh, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghunder.

Ghunder is about 28 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghunder is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Mandi Gobindgarh is about 17 km away. Gobindgarh is about 17 km away. Nabha is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dargapur (under 2 km), Faridpur (1.5 km) and Chahal (2.2 km).

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

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