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About Ghanauri Khurd Village

Ghanauri Khurd is a mid sized village in Dhuri tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,161, made up of 616 males and 545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanauri Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanauri Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Dhuri
Pincode 148024
Area (hectares) 318 hectares
Population 1,161
Male Population 616
Female Population 545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghanauri Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Ghanauri Khurd is the 72nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents. Its 318 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 Khurd

Ghanauri Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghanauri Khurd as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Khurd from other places

Ghanauri Khurd lies about 20 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Alal, about 3.6 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station Alal 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuri 12 km
Nearest town Dhūri 12 km
District headquarters Sangrur 20 km

Villages closest to Ghanauri Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanauri Khurd village had a population of 1,161. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents.

Ghanauri Khurd village has 616 males and 545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanauri Khurd has about 885 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 Khurd is 148024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanauri Khurd covers 318 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghanauri Khurd is Alal, about 3.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghanauri Khurd.

Ghanauri Khurd is about 20 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanauri Khurd is in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district. Alal is about 3.6 km away. Dhuri is about 12 km away. Dhūri is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salempur (under 2 km), Didargarh (2.5 km) and Kalabula (2.6 km).

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

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