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About Gill Kaler Village

Gill Kaler is a small village in Khadur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 214 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 738 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gill Kaler Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gill Kaler village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Khadur Sahib
Pincode 143115
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 214
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 738
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gill Kaler compares

By the 2011 count Gill Kaler is the 81st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 Gill Kaler

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

Gill Kaler lies about 24 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Saidpur Jalalabad, about 4.5 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 Gill Kaler
Nearest railway station Saidpur Jalalabad 4.5 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Khadur Sahib 24 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 24 km

Villages closest to Gill Kaler

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 Gill Kaler

As per the Census of India 2011, Gill Kaler village had a population of 372. That makes it the 81st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Gill Kaler village has 214 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gill Kaler has about 738 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 Gill Kaler is 143115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gill Kaler covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gill Kaler is Saidpur Jalalabad, about 4.5 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 Gill Kaler.

Gill Kaler is about 24 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gill Kaler is in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Saidpur Jalalabad is about 4.5 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 16 km away. Khadur Sahib is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uppal (under 2 km), Bodewal (under 2 km) and Sarai Talwandi (under 2 km).

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

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