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About Ghiora Village

Ghiora is a mid sized village in Samana tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,548, made up of 820 males and 728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghiora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghiora village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Samana
Pincode 147201
Area (hectares) 458 hectares
Population 1,548
Male Population 820
Female Population 728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghiora compares

By the 2011 count Ghiora is the 27th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents. Its 458 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 889.

Getting to Ghiora

Ghiora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghiora as Available within <5 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 Ghiora from other places

Ghiora lies about 26 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Dhablan, about 24 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 Ghiora
Tehsil headquarters Samana 7.6 km
Nearest town Samāna 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Dhablan 24 km
District headquarters Patiala 26 km

Villages closest to Ghiora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghiora village had a population of 1,548. That makes it the 27th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents.

Ghiora village has 820 males and 728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghiora has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 889.

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

Ghiora covers 458 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghiora falls under Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghiora is Dhablan, about 24 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghiora.

Ghiora is about 26 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghiora is in Samana tehsil of Patiala district. Samana is about 7.6 km away. Samāna is about 7.6 km away. Dhablan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalpur (under 2 km), Kamashpur (2.3 km) and Badanpur (2.5 km).

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

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