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About Harigarh Gehlan Village

Harigarh Gehlan is a mid sized village in Moonak tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,055, made up of 555 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 484 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harigarh Gehlan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harigarh Gehlan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Moonak
Pincode 148033
Area (hectares) 484 hectares
Population 1,055
Male Population 555
Female Population 500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harigarh Gehlan compares

By the 2011 count Harigarh Gehlan is the 38th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,218 residents. Its 484 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Harigarh Gehlan

Harigarh Gehlan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harigarh Gehlan as Available within 10+ 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 Harigarh Gehlan from other places

Harigarh Gehlan lies about 57 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Kalwan, about 4.7 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 Harigarh Gehlan
Nearest railway station Kalwan 4.7 km
Nearest town Tohāna 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Moonak 12 km
District headquarters Sangrur 57 km

Villages closest to Harigarh Gehlan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Moonak 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 Harigarh Gehlan

As per the Census of India 2011, Harigarh Gehlan village had a population of 1,055. That makes it the 38th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,218 residents.

Harigarh Gehlan village has 555 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harigarh Gehlan has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Harigarh Gehlan is 148033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harigarh Gehlan covers 484 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harigarh Gehlan falls under Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Harigarh Gehlan is Kalwan, about 4.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Harigarh Gehlan.

Harigarh Gehlan is about 57 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harigarh Gehlan is in Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district. Kalwan is about 4.7 km away. Tohāna is about 7.0 km away. Moonak 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 Gobindgarh Alias Mahan Singhwala (under 2 km), Bishanpura Nauabad Alias Kokhar (under 2 km) and Fatehgarh Nauabad Alias Bahmniwala (2.9 km).

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

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