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About Gahun Village

Gahun is a mid sized village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,228, made up of 639 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahun village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144521
Area (hectares) 351 hectares
Population 1,228
Male Population 639
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahun compares

By the 2011 count Gahun is the 41st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 351 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Gahun

Gahun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gahun as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dial, Dobhali, Dugri and Fatehgarh Alias Sudha Majra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gahun

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahun village had a population of 1,228. That makes it the 41st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Gahun village has 639 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahun has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Gahun is 144521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahun covers 351 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gahun falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Gahun notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gahun.

Gahun is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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