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About Garhi Ajitsingh Village

Garhi Ajitsingh is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,641, made up of 813 males and 828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhi Ajitsingh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhi Ajitsingh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144422
Area (hectares) 463 hectares
Population 1,641
Male Population 813
Female Population 828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
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 Garhi Ajitsingh compares

By the 2011 count Garhi Ajitsingh is the 62nd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 463 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Garhi Ajitsingh

Garhi Ajitsingh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garhi Ajitsingh 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garhi Ajitsingh from other places

Garhi Ajitsingh lies about 12 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 4.2 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 Garhi Ajitsingh
Nearest railway station Rahon 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 11 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 12 km

Villages closest to Garhi Ajitsingh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawanshahr 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 Garhi Ajitsingh

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhi Ajitsingh village had a population of 1,641. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Garhi Ajitsingh village has 813 males and 828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhi Ajitsingh has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Garhi Ajitsingh is 144422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhi Ajitsingh covers 463 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garhi Ajitsingh falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Garhi Ajitsingh is Rahon, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Garhi Ajitsingh.

Garhi Ajitsingh is about 12 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhi Ajitsingh is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Rahon is about 4.2 km away. Nawanshahr is about 11 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 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 Garhi Fateh Khan (under 2 km), Udhowal (under 2 km) and Hussainpur (under 2 km).

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

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