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About Ghanaur Kalan Village

Ghanaur Kalan is a large village in Dhuri tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,344, made up of 1,292 males and 1,052 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 500.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanaur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanaur Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Dhuri
Pincode 148024
Area (hectares) 500.12 hectares
Population 2,344
Male Population 1,292
Female Population 1,052
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghanaur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Ghanaur Kalan is the 36th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents. Its 500.12 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Ghanaur Kalan

Ghanaur Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghanaur Kalan 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghanaur Kalan from other places

Ghanaur Kalan lies about 21 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Rajomajra, about 5.7 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 Ghanaur Kalan
Nearest railway station Rajomajra 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuri 9.4 km
Nearest town Dhūri 9.4 km
District headquarters Sangrur 21 km

Villages closest to Ghanaur Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhuri 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 Ghanaur Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanaur Kalan village had a population of 2,344. That makes it the 36th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents.

Ghanaur Kalan village has 1,292 males and 1,052 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanaur Kalan has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Ghanaur Kalan is 148024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanaur Kalan covers 500.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghanaur Kalan falls under Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghanaur Kalan is Rajomajra, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Ghanaur Kalan is about 21 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanaur Kalan is in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district. Rajomajra is about 5.7 km away. Dhuri is about 9.4 km away. Dhūri is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghanauri Kalan (under 2 km), Ghanaur Khurd (1.8 km) and Kaleran (2.7 km).

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

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