Garhi Mahan Singh

Garhi Mahan Singh
ਗਡੀ ਮਹਾਂ ਸਿੰਘ
Village
Garhi Mahan Singh
Garhi Mahan Singh

Location in Punjab, India

Coordinates: 31°06′50″N 75°52′25″E / 31.1137837°N 75.8734917°E / 31.1137837; 75.8734917Coordinates: 31°06′50″N 75°52′25″E / 31.1137837°N 75.8734917°E / 31.1137837; 75.8734917
Country  India
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Elevation 246 m (807 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 1,231[1]
  Sex ratio 569/635 /
Languages
  Official Punjabi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 144416
Telephone code 01826
ISO 3166 code IN-PB
Vehicle registration PB 37
Post office Apra
Website jalandhar.nic.in

Garhi Mahan Singh (Punjabi: ਗਡੀ ਮਹਾਂ ਸਿੰਘ) also spelled as Garhi Maha Singh or Garhi Mahansingh) 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 Sarpanch who is the elected representative of village.[2]

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.

References

  1. "Garhi Mahansingh village Population Census 2011". census2011.co.in.
  2. "About the village". onefivenine.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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