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About Ghanauri Kalan Village

Ghanauri Kalan is one of the larger villages in Dhuri tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,799, made up of 3,068 males and 2,731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1696.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanauri Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanauri Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Dhuri
Pincode 148024
Area (hectares) 1696.4 hectares
Population 5,799
Male Population 3,068
Female Population 2,731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghanauri Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Ghanauri Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents. Its 1696.4 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 886.

Getting to Ghanauri Kalan

Ghanauri Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghanauri 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 Ghanauri Kalan from other places

Ghanauri 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 Ghanauri 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 Ghanauri 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 Ghanauri Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanauri Kalan village had a population of 5,799. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents.

Ghanauri Kalan village has 3,068 males and 2,731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanauri Kalan has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

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

Ghanauri Kalan covers 1696.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghanauri 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 Ghanauri Kalan.

Ghanauri 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.

Ghanauri 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 Ghanaur 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 Ghanauri Kalan today is likely to be higher.

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