Garhi Mahan Singh Explained

Garhi Mahan Singh
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.1138°N 75.8735°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jalandhar
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Phillaur
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:246
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:1231[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Note:Sex ratio 569/635 /
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:144416
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01826
Registration Plate:PB 37
Iso Code:IN-PB
Blank1 Name Sec2:Post office
Blank1 Info Sec2:Apra

Garhi Mahan Singh (also spelled Garhi Maha Singh or Garhi Mahan Singh) is a medium size village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India. It is located 3.1 km away from postal head office Apra. The village is 16.4 km away from Phillaur, 43.5 km from Jalandhar, and 119 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).

Caste

The village has population of 1231 and in the village most of the villagers are from schedule caste (SC) which has constitutes 44.03% of total population of the village and it doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Transport

Rail

The nearest train station is situated 12.7 km away in Goraya and Ludhiana Jn Railway Station is 30.9 km away from the village.

Air

The nearest domestic airport is 48 km away in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is 138 km away in Amritsar other nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Garhi Mahansingh village Population Census 2011. census2011.co.in.