About Ghasiwala Village

Ghasiwala is a large village in Sunam tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,227, made up of 1,189 males and 1,038 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghasiwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghasiwala village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Sunam
Pincode	148030
Area (hectares)	360.8 hectares
Population	2,227
Male Population	1,189
Female Population	1,038
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	873
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghasiwala compares

By the 2011 count Ghasiwala is the 40th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents. Its 360.8 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Ghasiwala

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

Ghasiwala lies about 18 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Sunam Udham Singh Wala, about 6.0 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 Ghasiwala
Tehsil headquarters	Sunam	5.2 km
Nearest town	Sunām	5.2 km
Nearest railway station	Sunam Udham Singh Wala	6.0 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	18 km

Villages closest to Ghasiwala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sunam 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.

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Common questions about Ghasiwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghasiwala village had a population of 2,227. That makes it the 40th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents.

Ghasiwala village has 1,189 males and 1,038 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghasiwala has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Ghasiwala is 148030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghasiwala covers 360.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghasiwala falls under Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghasiwala is Sunam Udham Singh Wala, about 6.0 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 Ghasiwala.

Ghasiwala is about 18 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghasiwala is in Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district. Sunam is about 5.2 km away. Sunām is about 5.2 km away. Sunam Udham Singh Wala is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.