Gandhwan is a village near Hadiabad, Tehsil Phagwara, Kapurthala district, in Punjab, India.[1]
Gandhwan | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Gandhwan Location in Punjab, India  Gandhwan Gandhwan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°13′55″N 75°43′37″E / 31.2319586°N 75.7268715°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Kapurthala |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 1,385 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 0091.1824 |
| Vehicle registration | PB- |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Nearest city | Phagwara (2.35 miles) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 45 °C (113 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 10 °C (50 °F) |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2001 Census,[2] Gandhwan has a population of 1,385 people. The village has 208 acres (0.84 km2).[3] Neighbouring villages include Mehtan, Narangpur, Dhak Narangshahpur, Narangshahpur, Athouli, and Hardaspur.
The village has a number of families with the Jatt caste and with the surname 'Gandham'.
The village has a Gurudwara, the shrine of Baba Ghiri Ji, a bank and a primary school.
References
edit- ^ "Area in Wikimapia". wikimapia.org.
- ^ "Maavooru.net". OurVillageIndia. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009.
- ^ "Village Directory". punjab.gov.in. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2018.