About Gandiwind Village

Gandiwind is a large village in Tarn Taran tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,544, made up of 2,391 males and 2,153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1049 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandiwind Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandiwind village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Tarn Taran
Tehsil	Tarn Taran
Pincode	143107
Area (hectares)	1049 hectares
Population	4,544
Male Population	2,391
Female Population	2,153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandiwind compares

By the 2011 count Gandiwind is the 15th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,215 residents. Its 1049 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Gandiwind

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

Gandiwind lies about 21 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Gurusar Sutlani, about 12 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 Gandiwind
Nearest railway station	Gurusar Sutlani	12 km
Nearest town	Bhikkiwind Uttār	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarn Taran	21 km

Villages closest to Gandiwind

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarn Taran 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 Gandiwind

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandiwind village had a population of 4,544. That makes it the 15th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,215 residents.

Gandiwind village has 2,391 males and 2,153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandiwind has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Gandiwind is 143107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandiwind covers 1049 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandiwind falls under Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gandiwind is Gurusar Sutlani, about 12 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 Gandiwind.

Gandiwind is about 21 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandiwind is in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Gurusar Sutlani is about 12 km away. Bhikkiwind Uttār is about 17 km away. Tarn Taran is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.