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About Ghasitpura Village

Ghasitpura is a mid sized village in Khadur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,098, made up of 584 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghasitpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghasitpura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Khadur Sahib
Pincode 143115
Area (hectares) 187 hectares
Population 1,098
Male Population 584
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghasitpura compares

By the 2011 count Ghasitpura is the 58th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Ghasitpura

Ghasitpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghasitpura 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghasitpura from other places

Ghasitpura lies about 12 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Vain Puin, about 7.2 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 Ghasitpura
Nearest railway station Vain Puin 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Khadur Sahib 12 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 12 km

Villages closest to Ghasitpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khadur Sahib 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 Ghasitpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghasitpura village had a population of 1,098. That makes it the 58th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Ghasitpura village has 584 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghasitpura has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Ghasitpura is 143115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghasitpura covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghasitpura falls under Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghasitpura is Vain Puin, about 7.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghasitpura.

Ghasitpura is about 12 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghasitpura is in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Vain Puin is about 7.2 km away. Khadur Sahib is about 12 km away. Tarn Taran 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 Ghazipur (under 2 km), Banian (1.5 km) and Dolchipur (1.6 km).

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

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