About Goindwal Village

Goindwal is one of the larger villages in Khadur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,095, made up of 4,756 males and 4,339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 598 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goindwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goindwal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Tarn Taran
Tehsil	Khadur Sahib
Pincode	143409
Area (hectares)	598 hectares
Population	9,095
Male Population	4,756
Female Population	4,339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Goindwal compares

By the 2011 count Goindwal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 598 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Goindwal

Goindwal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Goindwal 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goindwal from other places

Goindwal lies about 23 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Govindwal Sahib, about 3.2 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 Goindwal
Nearest railway station	Govindwal Sahib	3.2 km
Nearest town	Kapurthala Town	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khadur Sahib	23 km
District headquarters	Tarn Taran	23 km

Villages closest to Goindwal

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.

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Common questions about Goindwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Goindwal village had a population of 9,095. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Goindwal village has 4,756 males and 4,339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goindwal has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Goindwal is 143409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goindwal covers 598 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Goindwal is Govindwal Sahib, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Goindwal.

Goindwal is about 23 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goindwal is in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Govindwal Sahib is about 3.2 km away. Kapurthala Town is about 22 km away. Khadur Sahib is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.