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About Ghungran Village

Ghungran is a small village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 116 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghungran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghungran village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147201
Area (hectares) 176 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 116
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghungran compares

By the 2011 count Ghungran is the 218th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Ghungran

Ghungran is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghungran as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ghungran from other places

Ghungran lies about 19 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kauli, about 7.7 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 Ghungran
Nearest railway station Kauli 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 11 km
District headquarters Patiala 19 km

Villages closest to Ghungran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghungran village had a population of 229. That makes it the 218th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Ghungran village has 116 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghungran has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 880.

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

Ghungran covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghungran falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghungran is Kauli, about 7.7 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 <5 km distance for Ghungran.

Ghungran is about 19 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghungran is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Kauli is about 7.7 km away. Rajpura is about 11 km away. Patiala 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 Shahpur Raian (under 2 km), Sultanpur (under 2 km) and Mandauli (under 2 km).

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

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