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About Ganguwal Village

Ganguwal is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,214, made up of 590 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganguwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganguwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140123
Area (hectares) 220 hectares
Population 1,214
Male Population 590
Female Population 624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ganguwal compares

By the 2011 count Ganguwal is the 51st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Ganguwal

Ganguwal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ganguwal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganguwal from other places

Ganguwal lies about 17 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 9.0 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 Ganguwal
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 9.0 km
Nearest town Baddi 15 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 27 km

Villages closest to Ganguwal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 Ganguwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganguwal village had a population of 1,214. That makes it the 51st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Ganguwal village has 590 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganguwal has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Ganguwal is 140123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganguwal covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganguwal falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ganguwal is Ghanauli, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ganguwal.

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

Ganguwal is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Ghanauli is about 9.0 km away. Baddi is about 15 km away. Rupnagar 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 Sadhewal (under 2 km), Amarpur Bela (2.1 km) and Dhanera (2.5 km).

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

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